diff --git a/libavcodec/amrwbdec.c b/libavcodec/amrwbdec.c
index 1431870fa3..328b754e7e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/amrwbdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/amrwbdec.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static float voice_factor(float *p_vector, float p_gain,
                                                           AMRWB_SFR_SIZE) *
                     f_gain * f_gain;
 
-    return (p_ener - f_ener) / (p_ener + f_ener);
+    return (p_ener - f_ener) / (p_ener + f_ener + 0.01);
 }
 
 /**