diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 66bf87943c2bbf7cd2d572e64a674dca2b733f49..c3a6f35f35215650ab9d94794651fbf4df138bcf 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@
 #define FIX_1033_MEMORY_LEAK_OMASA                      /* Nokia / Orange: issue #1033: Memory leak in OMASA to BINAURAL with HRTF with bitrate switching */
 #define FIX_1038_OFFSET_TO_NULL_PTR_IN_EVS_TCX_BFI      /* FhG: move setting of pointers for parameter decoding so they are skipped in lost frames when they are not needed */
 #define FIX_1043_JBM_MD_BUFFER                          /* VA: issue 1043: JBM MD handle allocation is avoided in non-JBM EXT operations */
-
+#define FIX_1044_ISM_REND_MEMORY                        /* VA: issue 1044: Lower the memory of the ISM renderer handle. */
+                                                        
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
 /* #################### Start NON-BE switches ############################ */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_stat_dec.h b/lib_dec/ivas_stat_dec.h
index 4deb6748e23019654759c758b08596e121c0d95b..c2deed15faede8221afa740aed7b41b56194b233 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_stat_dec.h
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_stat_dec.h
@@ -804,10 +804,18 @@ typedef struct ivas_lfe_dec_data_structure
 
 typedef struct renderer_struct
 {
+#ifdef FIX_1044_ISM_REND_MEMORY
+    float prev_gains[MAX_NUM_OBJECTS][MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS];
+#else
     float prev_gains[MAX_CICP_CHANNELS - 1][MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS];
+#endif
     float *interpolator;
     int16_t interpolator_length;
+#ifdef FIX_1044_ISM_REND_MEMORY
+    float gains[MAX_NUM_OBJECTS][MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS];
+#else
     float gains[MAX_CICP_CHANNELS - 1][MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS];
+#endif
 
 } ISM_RENDERER_DATA, *ISM_RENDERER_HANDLE;