diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
index e198f3442c2018ec13216917022e38903df4f033..db50f8c16e9a0a976cb355a91ec2cd87ec2a8efa 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ static ivas_error getAmbisonicsOrder(
     return IVAS_ERR_OK;
 }
 
-static int32_t getNumLfeChannels(
+static int16_t getNumLfeChannels(
     input_mc *inputMc )
 {
     switch ( inputMc->base.inConfig )
@@ -1454,8 +1454,8 @@ static ivas_error updateLfePanGainsForAmbiOut(
     for ( i = 0; i < numLfeIn; i++ )
     {
         /* panning gains */
-        ivas_dirac_dec_get_response( inputMc->lfeRouting.lfeOutputAzimuth,
-                                     inputMc->lfeRouting.lfeOutputElevation,
+        ivas_dirac_dec_get_response( (int16_t) inputMc->lfeRouting.lfeOutputAzimuth,
+                                     (int16_t) inputMc->lfeRouting.lfeOutputElevation,
                                      inputMc->lfeRouting.lfePanMtx[i],
                                      outAmbiOrder );