diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal_fx.c
index 981eac8064ef8e0c7662a980655d0763eb52825c..4ee8f9f4da109a76feb343746eda6993e43d9afe 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal_fx.c
@@ -981,8 +981,8 @@ static void ivas_binaural_obtain_DMX_fx(
                 ELSE
                 {
                     Word16 div = divide3232( P_in_fx[bandIdx], P_out_fx );
-                    Word16 exp = 0; // divide3232 returns Q15 + following Q16 shift
-                    factEQ_fx = Sqrt32( L_shl( div, Q16 ), &exp );
+                    Word16 exp = 16; // divide3232 returns Q15
+                    factEQ_fx = Sqrt32( div, &exp );
                     factEQ_fx = L_shl( factEQ_fx, sub( exp, 1 ) ); // Q30
                 }
                 if ( factEQ_fx <= 0 )