diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 077d104322171a1af9a90fb377fe8d8ce9616871..9dc7e7fd129dad34a5d033e1862245b0407954b0 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -109,5 +109,6 @@
 #define FIX_USAN_BASOP_UTIL_DIVIDE3232          /* Eri: Fix USAN error in BASOP_Util_Divide3232_Scale_newton by adding explicit type cast for -1 in hex */
 
 #define FIX_1733_CLDFB_BUG
+#define FIX_1740_MISING_POP_WMOPS               /* VA: fix issue 1740: missing pop_wmops() */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend_fx.c b/lib_rend/lib_rend_fx.c
index e929229647ac8e4a2be73f8c08ecd790174c0086..b46d1361048abe695e2de835a5b1c67bd676e6d6 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend_fx.c
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend_fx.c
@@ -5715,6 +5715,9 @@ static ivas_error renderLfeToBinaural_fx(
     ELSE
     {
         /* no LFE to render */
+#ifdef FIX_1740_MISING_POP_WMOPS
+        pop_wmops();
+#endif
         return IVAS_ERR_OK;
     }