diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_svd_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_svd_dec.c
index df5eee34c09c9525b219724f57c7a8ea7a5ea0ce..fec3090599f68596ce4a410a451ab6a66b43fc71 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_svd_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_svd_dec.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #define SVD_MINIMUM_VALUE        1e-32f   /* minimum value                                                   */
 #define CONVERGENCE_FACTOR       1.0e-04f /* factor for SVD convergence                                      */
 #define SVD_MAX_NUM_ITERATION    75       /* maximum number of interations before exiting the SVD            */
-#define SVD_ZERO_FLUSH_THRESHOLD 0.0f
+#define SVD_ZERO_FLUSH_THRESHOLD 1.0e-20f
 #else
 #define SVD_MINIMUM_VALUE        1e-32f          /* minimum value                                                   */
 #define CONVERGENCE_FACTOR       1.19209290e-07f /* factor for SVD convergence                                      */