diff --git a/lib_dec/fd_cng_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/fd_cng_dec_fx.c
index 2f7503caa4a145dc33911870f01c31ec6190125d..e2379c7cfb4bd14cc7f6e0a9822a102bce9ca6a9 100644
--- a/lib_dec/fd_cng_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/fd_cng_dec_fx.c
@@ -2623,6 +2623,8 @@ void perform_noise_estimation_dec_ivas_fx(
                 IF( LT_16( e_temp, 0 ) )
                 {
                     temp = L_shr( temp, abs_s( e_temp ) );
+                    e_temp = 0;
+                    move16();
                 }
 
                 ftemp = rand_gauss( &hFdCngDec->cna_seed );