diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index cc4e5d249b9188fd56609891bbb43f8a8520d552..1d9b0c310c4d204aea6a60633de9795dadec7ff9 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -155,8 +155,11 @@
 
 /*#define FIX_I4_OL_PITCH*/                             /* fix open-loop pitch used for EVS core switching */
 #define SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT                        /* Dlb,FhG: Split Rendering contributions 21 and 35 */
+#ifdef SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT
 #define ISAR_BITSTREAM_UPDATE_LC3PLUS                   /* FhG: Multiple improvements to the ISAR bitstream when LC3plus is used. See MR 1456 for details. */
 #define SPLIT_REND_POSE_CORRECTION_UNUSED_BITS
+#define FIX_1081_BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM_SANITY_CHECK        /* VA: issue 1081: correct error print-out when BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM is requested */
+#endif
 
 #define FIX_1053_REVERB_RECONFIGURATION                 /* Philips: issue 1053: fix for dynamic switching of acoustic environment */
 #define CONF_DISTATT                                    /* Eri: Make distance attenuation configurable */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c b/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c
index 0f0d14f4a60f94db9ddffdb747602fd3af8a0389..d1d2d6f7bcf28925ad4bccd3f4a4f0896213e934 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c
@@ -1677,14 +1677,14 @@ void ivas_binaural_cldfb(
                     idx_in++;
                 }
 
-                if ( st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hCldfbDataOut != NULL )
+                if ( st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hCldfbDataOut != NULL )
                 {
                     for ( ch = 0; ch < ( st_ivas->hIntSetup.nchan_out_woLFE + st_ivas->hIntSetup.num_lfe ); ch++ )
                     {
-                        mvr2r( Cldfb_RealBuffer[ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hCldfbDataOut->Cldfb_RealBuffer[ch][( subframeIdx * JBM_CLDFB_SLOTS_IN_SUBFRAME ) + slot_idx], maxBand );
-                        mvr2r( Cldfb_ImagBuffer[ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hCldfbDataOut->Cldfb_ImagBuffer[ch][( subframeIdx * JBM_CLDFB_SLOTS_IN_SUBFRAME ) + slot_idx], maxBand );
+                        mvr2r( Cldfb_RealBuffer[ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hCldfbDataOut->Cldfb_RealBuffer[ch][( subframeIdx * JBM_CLDFB_SLOTS_IN_SUBFRAME ) + slot_idx], maxBand );
+                        mvr2r( Cldfb_ImagBuffer[ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hCldfbDataOut->Cldfb_ImagBuffer[ch][( subframeIdx * JBM_CLDFB_SLOTS_IN_SUBFRAME ) + slot_idx], maxBand );
                     }
-                    st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hCldfbDataOut->config = st_ivas->hIntSetup.output_config;
+                    st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hCldfbDataOut->config = st_ivas->hIntSetup.output_config;
                 }
             }
 #endif
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ void ivas_binaural_cldfb(
         ivas_binRenderer(
             st_ivas->hBinRenderer,
 #ifdef SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT
-            &st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.splitrend.multiBinPoseData,
+            &st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->splitrend.multiBinPoseData,
 #endif
             st_ivas->hCombinedOrientationData,
             JBM_CLDFB_SLOTS_IN_SUBFRAME,
@@ -1736,8 +1736,8 @@ void ivas_binaural_cldfb(
                                    maxBand );
                         }
 
-                        mvr2r( Cldfb_RealBuffer_Binaural[pos_idx][ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hMultiBinCldfbData->Cldfb_RealBuffer_Binaural[( pos_idx * BINAURAL_CHANNELS ) + ch][( subframeIdx * JBM_CLDFB_SLOTS_IN_SUBFRAME ) + slot_idx], maxBand );
-                        mvr2r( Cldfb_ImagBuffer_Binaural[pos_idx][ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hMultiBinCldfbData->Cldfb_ImagBuffer_Binaural[( pos_idx * BINAURAL_CHANNELS ) + ch][( subframeIdx * JBM_CLDFB_SLOTS_IN_SUBFRAME ) + slot_idx], maxBand );
+                        mvr2r( Cldfb_RealBuffer_Binaural[pos_idx][ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hMultiBinCldfbData->Cldfb_RealBuffer_Binaural[( pos_idx * BINAURAL_CHANNELS ) + ch][( subframeIdx * JBM_CLDFB_SLOTS_IN_SUBFRAME ) + slot_idx], maxBand );
+                        mvr2r( Cldfb_ImagBuffer_Binaural[pos_idx][ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hMultiBinCldfbData->Cldfb_ImagBuffer_Binaural[( pos_idx * BINAURAL_CHANNELS ) + ch][( subframeIdx * JBM_CLDFB_SLOTS_IN_SUBFRAME ) + slot_idx], maxBand );
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1855,14 +1855,14 @@ void ivas_binaural_cldfb_sf(
                 }
 
 #ifdef SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT
-                if ( st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hCldfbDataOut != NULL )
+                if ( st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hCldfbDataOut != NULL )
                 {
                     for ( ch = 0; ch < ( st_ivas->hIntSetup.nchan_out_woLFE + st_ivas->hIntSetup.num_lfe ); ch++ )
                     {
-                        mvr2r( Cldfb_RealBuffer[ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hCldfbDataOut->Cldfb_RealBuffer[ch][slot_index_start + slot_idx], maxBand );
-                        mvr2r( Cldfb_ImagBuffer[ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hCldfbDataOut->Cldfb_ImagBuffer[ch][slot_index_start + slot_idx], maxBand );
+                        mvr2r( Cldfb_RealBuffer[ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hCldfbDataOut->Cldfb_RealBuffer[ch][slot_index_start + slot_idx], maxBand );
+                        mvr2r( Cldfb_ImagBuffer[ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hCldfbDataOut->Cldfb_ImagBuffer[ch][slot_index_start + slot_idx], maxBand );
                     }
-                    st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hCldfbDataOut->config = st_ivas->hIntSetup.output_config;
+                    st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hCldfbDataOut->config = st_ivas->hIntSetup.output_config;
                 }
 #endif
             }
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ void ivas_binaural_cldfb_sf(
         ivas_binRenderer(
             st_ivas->hBinRenderer,
 #ifdef SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT
-            &st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.splitrend.multiBinPoseData,
+            &st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->splitrend.multiBinPoseData,
 #endif
             st_ivas->hCombinedOrientationData,
             st_ivas->hTcBuffer->subframe_nbslots[subframeIdx],
@@ -1895,8 +1895,8 @@ void ivas_binaural_cldfb_sf(
                 {
                     for ( ch = 0; ch < st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->nchan_out; ch++ )
                     {
-                        mvr2r( Cldfb_RealBuffer_Binaural[pos_idx][ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hMultiBinCldfbData->Cldfb_RealBuffer_Binaural[( pos_idx * BINAURAL_CHANNELS ) + ch][slot_index_start + slot_idx], maxBand );
-                        mvr2r( Cldfb_ImagBuffer_Binaural[pos_idx][ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend.hMultiBinCldfbData->Cldfb_ImagBuffer_Binaural[( pos_idx * BINAURAL_CHANNELS ) + ch][slot_index_start + slot_idx], maxBand );
+                        mvr2r( Cldfb_RealBuffer_Binaural[pos_idx][ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hMultiBinCldfbData->Cldfb_RealBuffer_Binaural[( pos_idx * BINAURAL_CHANNELS ) + ch][slot_index_start + slot_idx], maxBand );
+                        mvr2r( Cldfb_ImagBuffer_Binaural[pos_idx][ch][slot_idx], st_ivas->hSplitBinRend->hMultiBinCldfbData->Cldfb_ImagBuffer_Binaural[( pos_idx * BINAURAL_CHANNELS ) + ch][slot_index_start + slot_idx], maxBand );
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
index 1ade3c85f43d471ce4a6d5820a588983a94bc7b5..b99bf9a93ad001bcbf97920ddb4c0a904b762ce6 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
@@ -4468,7 +4468,12 @@ int16_t IVAS_REND_FeedRenderConfig(
                 return error;
             }
         }
+
+#ifdef SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT
         if ( pIsmInput->crendWrapper != NULL && pIsmInput->crendWrapper->hCrend[0] != NULL )
+#else
+        if ( pIsmInput->crendWrapper != NULL && pIsmInput->crendWrapper->hCrend != NULL )
+#endif
         {
 #ifdef SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT
             if ( ( error = ivas_reverb_open( &pIsmInput->crendWrapper->hCrend[0]->hReverb, hIvasRend->hHrtfs.hHrtfStatistics, hRenderConfig, *pIsmInput->base.ctx.pOutSampleRate ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )