diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_modulation.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_modulation.c
index c3ffe9051309646a7a1e9bd72001f0464c10807c..0641d69de2e46e3d417fd3984ad3933329704784 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_modulation.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_modulation.c
@@ -361,8 +361,6 @@ int allocate_REs_in_RB(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
 
       else if (mimo_mode == ALAMOUTI) {
         *re_allocated = *re_allocated + 1;
-        // normalization for 2 tx antennas
-        amp = (int16_t)(((int32_t)tmp_amp*ONE_OVER_SQRT2_Q15)>>15);
 
         switch (mod_order0) {
         case 2:  //QPSK
@@ -419,8 +417,8 @@ int allocate_REs_in_RB(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
 
           //((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[0]+=(int16_t)(((int32_t)amp*qam16_table[qam16_table_offset_re])>>15);
           //((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[1]+=(int16_t)(((int32_t)amp*qam16_table[qam16_table_offset_im])>>15);
-	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[0]+=qam_table_s0[qam16_table_offset_re];
-	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[1]+=qam_table_s0[qam16_table_offset_im];
+	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[0]+=(qam_table_s0[qam16_table_offset_re]*ONE_OVER_SQRT2_Q15)>>15;
+	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[1]+=(qam_table_s0[qam16_table_offset_im]*ONE_OVER_SQRT2_Q15)>>15;
 
           // Antenna 1 position n Real part -> -x1*
 
@@ -450,8 +448,8 @@ int allocate_REs_in_RB(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
 
           //((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[0]+=-(int16_t)(((int32_t)amp*qam16_table[qam16_table_offset_re])>>15);
           //((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[1]+=(int16_t)(((int32_t)amp*qam16_table[qam16_table_offset_im])>>15);
-	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[0]+=-qam_table_s0[qam16_table_offset_re];
-	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[1]+=qam_table_s0[qam16_table_offset_im];
+	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[0]+=-(qam_table_s0[qam16_table_offset_re]*ONE_OVER_SQRT2_Q15)>>15;
+	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[1]+=(qam_table_s0[qam16_table_offset_im]*ONE_OVER_SQRT2_Q15)>>15;
 
 
           break;
@@ -494,8 +492,8 @@ int allocate_REs_in_RB(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
 
           //((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[0]+=(int16_t)(((int32_t)amp*qam64_table[qam64_table_offset_re])>>15);
           //((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[1]+=(int16_t)(((int32_t)amp*qam64_table[qam64_table_offset_im])>>15);
-	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[0]+=qam_table_s0[qam64_table_offset_re];
-	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[1]+=qam_table_s0[qam64_table_offset_im];
+	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[0]+=(qam_table_s0[qam64_table_offset_re]*ONE_OVER_SQRT2_Q15)>>15;
+	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[0][tti_offset])[1]+=(qam_table_s0[qam64_table_offset_im]*ONE_OVER_SQRT2_Q15)>>15;
 
 
           // Antenna 1 => -x1*
@@ -534,8 +532,8 @@ int allocate_REs_in_RB(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
 
           //((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[0]+=-(int16_t)(((int32_t)amp*qam64_table[qam64_table_offset_re])>>15);
           //((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[1]+=(int16_t)(((int32_t)amp*qam64_table[qam64_table_offset_im])>>15);
-	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[0]+=-qam_table_s0[qam64_table_offset_re];
-	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[1]+=qam_table_s0[qam64_table_offset_im];
+	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[0]+=-(qam_table_s0[qam64_table_offset_re]*ONE_OVER_SQRT2_Q15)>>15;
+	  ((int16_t *)&txdataF[1][tti_offset])[1]+=(qam_table_s0[qam64_table_offset_im]*ONE_OVER_SQRT2_Q15)>>15;
 
 
           break;