diff --git a/libAACdec/src/channelinfo.h b/libAACdec/src/channelinfo.h
index 45a288f..4523400 100644
--- a/libAACdec/src/channelinfo.h
+++ b/libAACdec/src/channelinfo.h
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
   shouldBeUnion {
     struct {
       FIXP_DBL fac_data0[LFAC];
-      UCHAR fac_data_e[4];
+      SCHAR fac_data_e[4];
       FIXP_DBL
       *fac_data[4]; /* Pointers to unused parts of pSpectralCoefficient */
 
diff --git a/libAACdec/src/usacdec_fac.cpp b/libAACdec/src/usacdec_fac.cpp
index f349ede..c10a3fe 100644
--- a/libAACdec/src/usacdec_fac.cpp
+++ b/libAACdec/src/usacdec_fac.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
   return ptr;
 }
 
-int CLpd_FAC_Read(HANDLE_FDK_BITSTREAM hBs, FIXP_DBL *pFac, UCHAR *pFacScale,
+int CLpd_FAC_Read(HANDLE_FDK_BITSTREAM hBs, FIXP_DBL *pFac, SCHAR *pFacScale,
                   int length, int use_gain, int frame) {
   FIXP_DBL fac_gain;
   int fac_gain_e = 0;
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
   if (total_gain != (FIXP_DBL)0) {
     scaleValuesWithFactor(pSpec, total_gain, tl, spec_scale[0] + scale);
   } else {
-    scaleValues(pSpec, tl, spec_scale[0] + scale);
+    scaleValuesSaturate(pSpec, tl, spec_scale[0] + scale);
   }
 
   pOut1 += fl / 2 - 1;
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
     if (total_gain != (FIXP_DBL)0) {
       scaleValuesWithFactor(pSpec, total_gain, tl, spec_scale[w] + scale);
     } else {
-      scaleValues(pSpec, tl, spec_scale[w] + scale);
+      scaleValuesSaturate(pSpec, tl, spec_scale[w] + scale);
     }
 
     if (noOutSamples <= nrSamples) {
diff --git a/libAACdec/src/usacdec_fac.h b/libAACdec/src/usacdec_fac.h
index bf13552..100a6fa 100644
--- a/libAACdec/src/usacdec_fac.h
+++ b/libAACdec/src/usacdec_fac.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
  * Always 0 for FD case.
  * \return 0 on success, -1 on error.
  */
-int CLpd_FAC_Read(HANDLE_FDK_BITSTREAM hBs, FIXP_DBL *pFac, UCHAR *pFacScale,
+int CLpd_FAC_Read(HANDLE_FDK_BITSTREAM hBs, FIXP_DBL *pFac, SCHAR *pFacScale,
                   int length, int use_gain, int frame);
 
 /**
diff --git a/libAACdec/src/usacdec_lpd.cpp b/libAACdec/src/usacdec_lpd.cpp
index fde34ef..2110172 100644
--- a/libAACdec/src/usacdec_lpd.cpp
+++ b/libAACdec/src/usacdec_lpd.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@
     FIXP_DBL tmp_pow2[32];
 
     s = s * 2 + ALFDPOW2_SCALE;
+    s = fMin(31, s);
 
     k = 8;
     i_max = lg / 4; /* ALFD range = 1600Hz (lg = 6400Hz) */
diff --git a/libFDK/include/scale.h b/libFDK/include/scale.h
index 07bd3af..30fa089 100644
--- a/libFDK/include/scale.h
+++ b/libFDK/include/scale.h
@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@
  * to avoid problems when inverting the sign of the result.
  */
 #ifndef SATURATE_LEFT_SHIFT_ALT
-#define SATURATE_LEFT_SHIFT_ALT(src, scale, dBits)                       \
-  (((LONG)(src) > ((LONG)(((1U) << ((dBits)-1)) - 1) >> (scale)))        \
-       ? (LONG)(((1U) << ((dBits)-1)) - 1)                               \
-       : ((LONG)(src) < ~((LONG)(((1U) << ((dBits)-1)) - 2) >> (scale))) \
-             ? ~((LONG)(((1U) << ((dBits)-1)) - 2))                      \
+#define SATURATE_LEFT_SHIFT_ALT(src, scale, dBits)                        \
+  (((LONG)(src) > ((LONG)(((1U) << ((dBits)-1)) - 1) >> (scale)))         \
+       ? (LONG)(((1U) << ((dBits)-1)) - 1)                                \
+       : ((LONG)(src) <= ~((LONG)(((1U) << ((dBits)-1)) - 1) >> (scale))) \
+             ? ~((LONG)(((1U) << ((dBits)-1)) - 2))                       \
              : ((LONG)(src) << (scale)))
 #endif