diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h b/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h
index ca39a3138bba37476a01f35d7fad695b1bcf9b62..c37bef77f0bb193e02b0bd07b286551720a6ba1b 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_prot_fx.h
@@ -3894,7 +3894,9 @@ void ivas_osba_stereo_add_channels_fx(
     const Word32 gain_bed_fx,                                   /* i  : gain bed value Q11                          */
     const Word16 nchan_out,                                     /* i  : number of output channels                   */
     const Word16 nchan_ism,                                     /* i  : number of ISM channels                      */
+#ifndef FIX_2196_UNREACHABLE_CODE_IN_OSBA_STEREO_OUTPUT
     const Word16 ism_mode,                                      /* i  : ISM mode                                    */
+#endif
     const UWord16 n_samples_to_render                           /* i  : output frame length per channel             */
 );
 
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index f658a0ace707fbb02819fb9b308a65709bf53dd1..7079c9e030df7443584fb1d169442571f052f2d7 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
 
 #define FIX_2184_EVS_STEREO_DMX_CHANNEL_DISAPPEARING         /* Orange: Fix for issue 2184 - to prevent one channel from becoming inaudible in the mono downmix output */
 #define FIX_2148_OBJ_EDIT_ISSUE_WITH_OSBA                    /* Nokia: Add missing code to solve issue */
+#define FIX_2196_UNREACHABLE_CODE_IN_OSBA_STEREO_OUTPUT      /* FhG: remove unreachable code in ivas_osba_stereo_add_channels */
+
 /* ################### End FIXES switches ########################### */
 
 /* #################### Start BASOP porting switches ############################ */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c
index 7eab2caf8a198ff875193461fb9403841f7e55c6..7426801bc2c53071cb61467b0f21c63c068bba62 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c
@@ -2051,7 +2051,11 @@ ivas_error ivas_jbm_dec_render_fx(
                 ivas_ism_render_sf_fx( st_ivas, st_ivas->renderer_type, p_output_fx, *nSamplesRendered );
 
                 /* add already rendered SBA part */
+#ifdef FIX_2196_UNREACHABLE_CODE_IN_OSBA_STEREO_OUTPUT
+                ivas_osba_stereo_add_channels_fx( p_tc_fx, p_output_fx, st_ivas->hSbaIsmData->gain_bed_fx, nchan_out, st_ivas->nchan_ism, *nSamplesRendered );
+#else
                 ivas_osba_stereo_add_channels_fx( p_tc_fx, p_output_fx, st_ivas->hSbaIsmData->gain_bed_fx, nchan_out, st_ivas->nchan_ism, st_ivas->ism_mode, *nSamplesRendered );
+#endif
             }
             ELSE IF( EQ_32( st_ivas->renderer_type, RENDERER_OSBA_AMBI ) || EQ_32( st_ivas->renderer_type, RENDERER_OSBA_LS ) || EQ_32( st_ivas->renderer_type, RENDERER_BINAURAL_FASTCONV_ROOM ) )
             {
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_osba_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_osba_dec_fx.c
index f81a8e8a2303743eb55adb8edf1effccfbb527fb..07570b86697e4ffdcd7694ef93e5308b8348e327 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_osba_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_osba_dec_fx.c
@@ -372,19 +372,23 @@ ivas_error ivas_osba_render_sf_fx(
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 void ivas_osba_stereo_add_channels_fx(
-    Word32 *tc_fx[],                  /* i  : transport channels                */
-    Word32 *output_fx[],              /* i/o: output channels                   */
-    const Word32 gain_bed_fx,         /* i  : gain bed value                    */
-    const Word16 nchan_out,           /* i  : number of output channels         */
-    const Word16 nchan_ism,           /* i  : number of ISM channels            */
-    const Word16 ism_mode,            /* i  : ISM mode                          */
+    Word32 *tc_fx[],          /* i  : transport channels                */
+    Word32 *output_fx[],      /* i/o: output channels                   */
+    const Word32 gain_bed_fx, /* i  : gain bed value                    */
+    const Word16 nchan_out,   /* i  : number of output channels         */
+    const Word16 nchan_ism,   /* i  : number of ISM channels            */
+#ifndef FIX_2196_UNREACHABLE_CODE_IN_OSBA_STEREO_OUTPUT
+    const Word16 ism_mode, /* i  : ISM mode                          */
+#endif
     const UWord16 n_samples_to_render /* i  : output frame length per channel   */
 )
 {
     Word16 n, i;
 
+#ifndef FIX_2196_UNREACHABLE_CODE_IN_OSBA_STEREO_OUTPUT
     IF( EQ_16( ism_mode, ISM_SBA_MODE_DISC ) )
     {
+#endif
         Word32 gain = gain_bed_fx;
         move32();
 
@@ -412,6 +416,7 @@ void ivas_osba_stereo_add_channels_fx(
                 }
             }
         }
+#ifndef FIX_2196_UNREACHABLE_CODE_IN_OSBA_STEREO_OUTPUT
     }
     ELSE
     {
@@ -423,6 +428,8 @@ void ivas_osba_stereo_add_channels_fx(
             }
         }
     }
+#endif
+
 
     return;
 }