diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs.c
index c4f14de998568c237465deea970b0c2f35f10ab6..13eee5981731e545fffd17ca0532d1d80a6f445f 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs.c
@@ -3493,7 +3493,7 @@ ivas_error stereo_dmx_evs_init_encoder_fx(
         hStereoDmxEVS->hPOC->peakQ_fx[n] = 0;
         move32();
         // hStereoDmxEVS->hPOC->peak_width_fx[n] = (float) hStereoDmxEVS->hPOC->shift_limit / 2;
-        hStereoDmxEVS->hPOC->peak_width_fx[n] = hStereoDmxEVS->hPOC->shift_limit; // Q1
+        hStereoDmxEVS->hPOC->peak_width_fx[n] = L_shl( hStereoDmxEVS->hPOC->shift_limit, Q15 ); // Q16
         move32();
         hStereoDmxEVS->hPOC->ispeak[n] = 0;
         move16();