diff --git a/modules/audio_coding/codecs/ilbc/enhancer_interface.c b/modules/audio_coding/codecs/ilbc/enhancer_interface.c
index fb9740eb22..71436c24dc 100644
--- a/modules/audio_coding/codecs/ilbc/enhancer_interface.c
+++ b/modules/audio_coding/codecs/ilbc/enhancer_interface.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "modules/audio_coding/codecs/ilbc/enhancer_interface.h"
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "modules/audio_coding/codecs/ilbc/constants.h"
@@ -203,11 +204,11 @@ size_t  // (o) Estimated lag in end of in[]
     regressor=in+tlag-1;
 
     /* scaling */
-    // Note that this is not abs-max, but it doesn't matter since we use only
-    // the square of it.
+    // Note that this is not abs-max, so we will take the absolute value below.
     max16 = regressor[WebRtcSpl_MaxAbsIndexW16(regressor, plc_blockl + 3 - 1)];
-
-    const int64_t max_val = plc_blockl * max16 * max16;
+    const int16_t max_target =
+        target[WebRtcSpl_MaxAbsIndexW16(target, plc_blockl + 3 - 1)];
+    const int64_t max_val = plc_blockl * abs(max16 * max_target);
     const int32_t factor = max_val >> 31;
     shifts = factor == 0 ? 0 : 31 - WebRtcSpl_NormW32(factor);