diff --git a/src/audio/drc/drc_math_generic.c b/src/audio/drc/drc_math_generic.c
index 036ebcdb0..513a7f5b8 100644
--- a/src/audio/drc/drc_math_generic.c
+++ b/src/audio/drc/drc_math_generic.c
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ inline int32_t drc_sin_fixed(int32_t x)
 {
 	const int32_t PI_OVER_TWO = Q_CONVERT_FLOAT(1.57079632679489661923f, 30);
 
-	return sin_fixed(q_mult(x, PI_OVER_TWO, 30, 30, 28));
+	/* input range of sin_fixed() is non-negative */
+	int32_t abs_sin_val = sin_fixed(q_mult(ABS(x), PI_OVER_TWO, 30, 30, 28));
+	return SGN(x) < 0 ? -abs_sin_val : abs_sin_val;
 }
 
 /*