diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 5ed2aa912363340d6e3c275e3b6744f3d859765a..43c3c30382e30f25aef125500cf857769ee6e8a3 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 //#define HARM_SCE_INIT
 #define DIV32_OPT_NEWTON                               /* FhG: faster 32 by 32 bit division */ 
 #define	MERGE_REQUEST_1378_SPEEDUP_ivas_mc_param_enc_fx_NONBE /* FhG: reduce WMOPS of Cy calculation in ivas_param_mc_param_est_enc_fx() by using 64 Bit addition. Obsoletes IMPROVE_HIGH_COMPLEXITY_PARAM_MC_PRM_EST_NONBE. */
+#define FIX_1481_HARDCODE_DIV                          /* FhG: hardcode division results in stereo_dmx_evs_init_encoder_fx() */
 
 #define TEST_HR
 
diff --git a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs_fx.c b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs_fx.c
index 625ff8ee90fc1f2eeeb5dc932c1312b3b861106f..6e04b91c7bb31dad55208a5345e331439c143742 100644
--- a/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs_fx.c
+++ b/lib_enc/ivas_stereo_dmx_evs_fx.c
@@ -2419,7 +2419,34 @@ ivas_error stereo_dmx_evs_init_encoder_fx(
 
     fad_g = hStereoDmxEVS->hPHA->fad_g_fx;
     // fad_r = 1.0f / (float) ( fad_len + 1 );
+#ifdef FIX_1481_HARDCODE_DIV
+    SWITCH( fad_len )
+    {
+        case STEREO_DMX_EVS_FAD_LEN_16:
+            fad_r = 853658096;
+            move32();
+            tmp_e = -6;
+            move16();
+            BREAK;
+        case STEREO_DMX_EVS_FAD_LEN_32:
+            fad_r = 856317467;
+            move32();
+            tmp_e = -7;
+            move16();
+            BREAK;
+        case STEREO_DMX_EVS_FAD_LEN_48:
+            fad_r = 571471740;
+            move32();
+            tmp_e = -7;
+            move16();
+            BREAK;
+        default:
+            fad_r = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( 1, add( fad_len, 1 ), &tmp_e );
+            BREAK;
+    }
+#else
     fad_r = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( 1, add( fad_len, 1 ), &tmp_e );
+#endif
     fad_r = L_shl_r( fad_r, tmp_e );
     fad_len2 = shr( fad_len, 1 );
     FOR( ( n = 0, m = ( fad_len - 1 ) ); n < fad_len2; ( n++, m-- ) )
@@ -2537,7 +2564,34 @@ ivas_error stereo_dmx_evs_init_encoder_fx(
     move16();
     fad_g = hStereoDmxEVS->hPHA->fad_g_prc_fx;
     // fad_r = 1.0f / (float) ( fad_len + 1 );
+#ifdef FIX_1481_HARDCODE_DIV
+    SWITCH( fad_len )
+    {
+        case STEREO_DMX_EVS_FADE_LEN_PRC_Q0 * 16:
+            fad_r = 856317467;
+            move32();
+            tmp_e = -7;
+            move16();
+            BREAK;
+        case STEREO_DMX_EVS_FADE_LEN_PRC_Q0 * 32:
+            fad_r = 857653375;
+            move32();
+            tmp_e = -8;
+            move16();
+            BREAK;
+        case STEREO_DMX_EVS_FADE_LEN_PRC_Q0 * 48:
+            fad_r = 572066403;
+            move32();
+            tmp_e = -8;
+            move16();
+            BREAK;
+        default:
+            fad_r = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton( 1, add( fad_len, 1 ), &tmp_e );
+            BREAK;
+    }
+#else
     fad_r = BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_cadence( 1, add( fad_len, 1 ), &tmp_e );
+#endif
     fad_r = L_shl_r( fad_r, tmp_e );
     fad_len2 = shr( fad_len, 1 );
     FOR( ( n = 0, m = ( fad_len - 1 ) ); n < fad_len2; ( n++, m-- ) )