diff --git a/libAACenc/src/quantize.cpp b/libAACenc/src/quantize.cpp
index 9694901..dc85a6d 100644
--- a/libAACenc/src/quantize.cpp
+++ b/libAACenc/src/quantize.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ static void FDKaacEnc_quantizeLines(INT      gain,
       accu = fMultDiv2(FDKaacEnc_mTab_3_4[tabIndex],FDKaacEnc_quantTableE[totalShift&3]);
       totalShift = (16-4)-(3*(totalShift>>2));
       FDK_ASSERT(totalShift >=0); /* MAX_QUANT_VIOLATION */
-      accu>>=totalShift;
+      if (totalShift < 32)
+          accu>>=totalShift;
+      else
+          accu = 0;
       quaSpectrum[line] = (SHORT)(-((LONG)(k + accu) >> (DFRACT_BITS-1-16)));
     }
     else if(accu > FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.0f))
@@ -140,7 +143,10 @@ static void FDKaacEnc_quantizeLines(INT      gain,
       accu = fMultDiv2(FDKaacEnc_mTab_3_4[tabIndex],FDKaacEnc_quantTableE[totalShift&3]);
       totalShift = (16-4)-(3*(totalShift>>2));
       FDK_ASSERT(totalShift >=0); /* MAX_QUANT_VIOLATION */
-      accu>>=totalShift;
+      if (totalShift < 32)
+          accu>>=totalShift;
+      else
+          accu = 0;
       quaSpectrum[line] = (SHORT)((LONG)(k + accu) >> (DFRACT_BITS-1-16));
     }
     else