diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
index b345277aec..2ff5ec0da6 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ void RCconfig_NR_L1(void)
       gNB->L1_rx_thread_core = *(L1_ParamList.paramarray[j][L1_RX_THREAD_CORE].iptr);
       gNB->L1_tx_thread_core = *(L1_ParamList.paramarray[j][L1_TX_THREAD_CORE].iptr);
       LOG_I(NR_PHY, "L1_RX_THREAD_CORE %d (%d)\n", *(L1_ParamList.paramarray[j][L1_RX_THREAD_CORE].iptr), L1_RX_THREAD_CORE);
-      gNB->TX_AMP = (int16_t)(32767.0 / pow(10.0, .05 * (double)(*L1_ParamList.paramarray[j][L1_TX_AMP_BACKOFF_dB].uptr)));
+      gNB->TX_AMP = min(32767.0 / pow(10.0, .05 * (double)(*L1_ParamList.paramarray[j][L1_TX_AMP_BACKOFF_dB].uptr)), INT16_MAX);
       gNB->phase_comp = *L1_ParamList.paramarray[j][L1_PHASE_COMP].uptr;
       gNB->dmrs_num_antennas_per_thread = *(L1_ParamList.paramarray[j][NUM_ANTENNAS_PER_THREAD].uptr);
       LOG_I(NR_PHY, "TX_AMP = %d (-%d dBFS)\n", gNB->TX_AMP, *L1_ParamList.paramarray[j][L1_TX_AMP_BACKOFF_dB].uptr);