diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index a5d5a4846c8ca6a0005aa7ef7bd9e2c4e3582dbd..f685c5541e6927fac9c1a050190a8d621a2cd732 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -106,4 +106,6 @@
 
 #define FIX_1713_EXP                            /* VA: proposed correction to exp in ic-BWE*/
 
+#define OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH
+
 #endif
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec_fx.c
index f29133d92d44df958772cc43fddb31ffdc8538c6..8c3d1cac5e79575300ec39dcc20e8fe3b531f50b 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec_fx.c
@@ -1750,32 +1750,67 @@ void ivas_qmetadata_to_dirac_fx(
                         }
                         ELSE
                         {
+#ifndef OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH
                             Word16 tmp1, tmp4;
+#endif /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
                             Word16 a, b_tmp;
 
                             Word16 exp_factor = 0;
                             move16();
                             a = rand_triangular_signed_fx( seed_ptr, &exp_factor ); // q = exp_factor
 
+#ifndef OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH
                             tmp1 = mult( a, dirac_dithering_azi_scale_fx[diff_idx] ); // exp_factor + 5
 
                             Word32 tmp1_32 = L_deposit_h( tmp1 );
+#else  /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
+                            Word32 tmp1_32 = L_mult( a, dirac_dithering_azi_scale_fx[diff_idx] ); // exp_factor + 5
+#endif /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
                             Word16 final_1_exp;
-                            Word32 final_1_32 = BASOP_Util_Add_Mant32Exp( azimuth_fx, 9, tmp1_32, exp_factor + 5, &final_1_exp );
-                            b_tmp = rand_triangular_signed_fx( seed_ptr, &exp_factor );   // q = exp_factor
+                            Word32 final_1_32;
+#ifndef OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH
+                            final_1_32 = BASOP_Util_Add_Mant32Exp( azimuth_fx, 9, tmp1_32, add( exp_factor, 5 ), &final_1_exp );
+#else /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
+                            Word16 norm_op1 = norm_l( azimuth_fx );
+                            Word16 norm_op2 = norm_l( tmp1_32 );
+                            Word16 op2_e = add( exp_factor, 5 );
+                            final_1_exp = add( s_max( s_max( sub( 9, norm_op1 ), sub( op2_e, norm_op2 ) ), 0 ), 2 ); // 2 for headroom
+                            final_1_32 = L_add( L_shr( azimuth_fx, sub( final_1_exp, 9 ) ), L_shr( tmp1_32, sub( final_1_exp, op2_e ) ) );
+
+#endif                                                                                  /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
+                            b_tmp = rand_triangular_signed_fx( seed_ptr, &exp_factor ); // q = exp_factor
+#ifndef OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH
                             tmp4 = mult( b_tmp, dirac_dithering_ele_scale_fx[diff_idx] ); // exp_factor + 4
 
                             Word32 tmp4_32 = L_deposit_h( tmp4 );
-                            Word16 final_2_exp;
-                            Word32 final_2_32 = BASOP_Util_Add_Mant32Exp( elevation_fx, 9, tmp4_32, exp_factor + 4, &final_2_exp );
-
+#else  /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
+                            Word32 tmp4_32 = L_mult( b_tmp, dirac_dithering_ele_scale_fx[diff_idx] ); // exp_factor + 4
+#endif /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
 
+                            Word16 final_2_exp;
+                            Word32 final_2_32;
+#ifndef OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH
+                            final_2_32 = BASOP_Util_Add_Mant32Exp( elevation_fx, 9, tmp4_32, add( exp_factor, 4 ), &final_2_exp );
+#else  /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
+                            norm_op1 = norm_l( elevation_fx );
+                            norm_op2 = norm_l( tmp4_32 );
+                            op2_e = add( exp_factor, 4 );
+                            final_2_exp = add( s_max( s_max( sub( 9, norm_op1 ), sub( op2_e, norm_op2 ) ), 0 ), 2 ); // 2 for headroom
+                            final_2_32 = L_add( L_shr( elevation_fx, sub( final_2_exp, 9 ) ), L_shr( tmp4_32, sub( final_2_exp, op2_e ) ) );
+#endif /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
+
+#ifndef OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH
                             final_1_32 = BASOP_Util_Add_Mant32Exp( final_1_32, final_1_exp, ONE_IN_Q30, 0, &final_1_exp ); /*0.5 in q31*/
                             final_2_32 = BASOP_Util_Add_Mant32Exp( final_2_32, final_2_exp, ONE_IN_Q30, 0, &final_2_exp );
 
                             azi = extract_h( L_shr( final_1_32, sub( sub( 31, final_1_exp ), 16 ) ) );
                             ele = extract_h( L_shr( final_2_32, sub( sub( 31, final_2_exp ), 16 ) ) );
-
+#else  /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
+                            final_1_32 = L_add( final_1_32, L_shl( 1, sub( 30, final_1_exp ) ) ); /*0.5 in q31*/
+                            final_2_32 = L_add( final_2_32, L_shl( 1, sub( 30, final_2_exp ) ) );
+                            azi = extract_h( L_shr( final_1_32, sub( 15, final_1_exp ) ) );
+                            ele = extract_h( L_shr( final_2_32, sub( 15, final_2_exp ) ) );
+#endif /* OPT_SBA_DEC_PATH */
                             /*addition of one to compensate precision loss*/
                             if ( azi < 0 )
                             {