diff --git a/lib_com/ifft_rel.c b/lib_com/ifft_rel.c
index bda95ec0b11cbf961a39b49b7d1e4d3c54e64c83..f2d07669c78f7464df7f9ee1774cc3ab59eda982 100644
--- a/lib_com/ifft_rel.c
+++ b/lib_com/ifft_rel.c
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@ void ifft_rel(
             id = 4 * id;
         }
         step = N_MAX_FFT / n2;
-
+#ifdef FIX_2268_OOB_INDEXING_IN_IFFT
+        if ( n8 < 2 )
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
+#endif
         s = sincos_t_ext + step;
         c = s + N_MAX_FFT / 4;
         s3 = sincos_t_ext + 3 * step;
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index fb505d58f481299bb6523091c5fb389dfbd5ef51..47fef951b3b846bf96a9805056b1114957efb859 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
 #define FIX_2274_OOB_INDEXING_IN_CORRMATRIX             /* FhG: fix OOB indexing complaint */
 #define FIX_2278_OOB_INDEXING_IN_CLOSED_LOOP_PIT_SEARCH /* FhG: fix oob indexing USAN complaint */
 #define FIX_2287_MCT_MDCT_STEREO_DATA_MALLOC_SIZE       /* FhG: correct allocation size for STEREO_MDCT_DEC_DATA struct */
+#define FIX_2268_OOB_INDEXING_IN_IFFT                   /* VA: Fix for issue 2268, to silence clang18 */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */