diff --git a/libcelt/bands.c b/libcelt/bands.c
index a3ce002c..1429ea29 100644
--- a/libcelt/bands.c
+++ b/libcelt/bands.c
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ void pitch_quant_bands(const CELTMode *m, celt_norm_t * restrict P, const celt_p
       P[i] = 0;
 }
 
-
 /* Quantisation of the residual */
 void quant_bands(const CELTMode *m, celt_norm_t * restrict X, celt_norm_t *P, celt_mask_t *W, int total_bits, ec_enc *enc)
 {
@@ -409,6 +408,16 @@ void unquant_bands(const CELTMode *m, celt_norm_t * restrict X, celt_norm_t *P,
 }
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_STEREO
+void stereo_decision(const CELTMode *m, celt_norm_t * restrict X, int *stereo_mode, int len)
+{
+   int i;
+   for (i=0;i<len-5;i++)
+      stereo_mode[i] = 0;
+   for (;i<len;i++)
+      stereo_mode[i] = 1;
+}
+
+
 void stereo_mix(const CELTMode *m, celt_norm_t *X, const celt_ener_t *bank, int dir)
 {
    int i;
diff --git a/libcelt/bands.h b/libcelt/bands.h
index 3ad63f66..df7251d7 100644
--- a/libcelt/bands.h
+++ b/libcelt/bands.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ void quant_bands(const CELTMode *m, celt_norm_t * restrict X, celt_norm_t *P, ce
 */
 void unquant_bands(const CELTMode *m, celt_norm_t * restrict X, celt_norm_t *P, int total_bits, ec_dec *dec);
 
+void stereo_decision(const CELTMode *m, celt_norm_t * restrict X, int *stereo_mode, int len);
+
 void stereo_mix(const CELTMode *m, celt_norm_t *X, const celt_ener_t *bank, int dir);
 
 #endif /* BANDS_H */
diff --git a/libcelt/modes.c b/libcelt/modes.c
index 08349f4a..89ba428f 100644
--- a/libcelt/modes.c
+++ b/libcelt/modes.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ CELTMode EXPORT *celt_mode_create(celt_int32_t Fs, int channels, int frame_size,
 #endif
    mode->window = window;
 
-   compute_alloc_cache(mode);
+   mode->bits = (const celt_int16_t **)compute_alloc_cache(mode, mode->nbChannels);
 
 #ifndef SHORTCUTS
    psydecay_init(&mode->psy, MAX_PERIOD/2, mode->Fs);
diff --git a/libcelt/rate.c b/libcelt/rate.c
index efc2941f..66b21a20 100644
--- a/libcelt/rate.c
+++ b/libcelt/rate.c
@@ -97,19 +97,19 @@ static int log2_frac64(ec_uint64 val, int frac)
    return L;
 }
 
-void compute_alloc_cache(CELTMode *m)
+celt_int16_t **compute_alloc_cache(CELTMode *m, int C)
 {
-   int i, prevN, BC;
+   int i, prevN;
    celt_int16_t **bits;
    const celt_int16_t *eBands = m->eBands;
 
    bits = celt_alloc(m->nbEBands*sizeof(celt_int16_t*));
    
-   BC = m->nbChannels;
+   C = m->nbChannels;
    prevN = -1;
    for (i=0;i<m->nbEBands;i++)
    {
-      int N = BC*(eBands[i+1]-eBands[i]);
+      int N = C*(eBands[i+1]-eBands[i]);
       if (N == prevN && eBands[i] < m->pitchEnd)
       {
          bits[i] = bits[i-1];
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void compute_alloc_cache(CELTMode *m)
          RESTORE_STACK;
       }
    }
-   m->bits = (const celt_int16_t * const *)bits;
+   return bits;
 }
 
 #endif /* !STATIC_MODES */
diff --git a/libcelt/rate.h b/libcelt/rate.h
index 0d693684..b0cd4cb1 100644
--- a/libcelt/rate.h
+++ b/libcelt/rate.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #define LOG_MAX_PULSES 6
 
 /** Computes a cache of the pulses->bits mapping in each band */
-void compute_alloc_cache(CELTMode *m);
+celt_int16_t **compute_alloc_cache(CELTMode *m, int C);
 
 /** Compute the pulse allocation, i.e. how many pulses will go in each
   * band.