diff --git a/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py b/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py
index 1651721d906b01eba8b5afb763f219128b93f51d..6d4aa58bc7cbf1f524c41a62a063d5b85d909924 100644
--- a/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py
+++ b/parser/parser-quantum-espresso/QuantumEspressoXC.py
@@ -595,6 +595,9 @@ EXCHANGE_GRADIENT_CORRECTION = [
         'xc_terms': [{
             'XC_functional_name': "MGGA_X_TB09",
         }],
+        'xc_terms_subtract': [{
+            'XC_functional_name': 'LDA_X',
+         }],
         'xc_section_method': {
             'x_qe_xc_igcx_name':    "tb09",
             'x_qe_xc_igcx_comment': "TB09 Meta-GGA (Espresso-version < 5.1)",