diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index c3bab3410a12de5b39493d21277fddef1ee9ccbd..d05090183b848d06b67cda5c6daddf0db5ffcd95 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
 #define FIX_CRASH_LONG_BRIR                             /* Orange : Fix crash when long BRIR is set */
 #define NONBE_FIX_943_RECONFIG_IGF_AFTER_SETTING_BW           /* FhG: issue 943: fix crash in BW switchin from WB in MDCT-Stereo core encoder */
 #define FIX_911_REMOVE_CREND_DUPLICATION                /* VA: issue 911: resolve duplication of CRend binaural external renderer function */
+#define FIX_938_GCC_12_WARNINGS                         /* VA: issue #938: remove set_f(.,.,0) call in which length is always 0 to remove GCC 12.0 warning */
 
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/enc_higher_acelp.c b/lib_enc/enc_higher_acelp.c
index 67704ce34d6dcf4386152bf26e74a89daf550c28..4b060dca98553a1ff830032aefc724abed626575 100644
--- a/lib_enc/enc_higher_acelp.c
+++ b/lib_enc/enc_higher_acelp.c
@@ -241,8 +241,9 @@ void transf_cdbk_enc(
     {
         x_tran[i] = (float) ( x_norm[i] );
     }
-
+#ifndef FIX_938_GCC_12_WARNINGS
     set_f( x_tran + Nsv * WIDTH_BAND, 0.0f, L_SUBFR - WIDTH_BAND * Nsv );
+#endif
 
     if ( st->coder_type != INACTIVE && st->core_brate >= MIN_BRATE_AVQ_EXC && st->core_brate <= MAX_BRATE_AVQ_EXC_TD && !harm_flag_acelp )
     {