diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index be86aa6f646b1587e9cc52be538699fa131b34c0..5d1376c88738c6076308c2a24cf64e556d4266b1 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 
 /*#define FIX_I4_OL_PITCH*/                             /* fix open-loop pitch used for EVS core switching */
 #define TMP_FIX_1119_SPLIT_RENDERING_VOIP               /* FhG: Add error check for unsupported config: split rendering with VoIP mode */
+#define FIX_1285_RENDER_CONFIG_PTR_COMPARE              /* Philips: Warning about pointer comparison in the render config reader */
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_util/render_config_reader.c b/lib_util/render_config_reader.c
index a339aa30ace617b08d70c82d281ef42ca633ca7f..377c1b22ad0e75e29d7f6147a2ec5440545c234d 100644
--- a/lib_util/render_config_reader.c
+++ b/lib_util/render_config_reader.c
@@ -2369,7 +2369,11 @@ ivas_error RenderConfigReader_read(
                             errorHandler( item, ERROR_VALUE_INVALID );
                             return IVAS_ERR_INVALID_RENDER_CONFIG;
                         }
+#ifdef FIX_1285_RENDER_CONFIG_PTR_COMPARE
+                        if ( i >= pRenderConfigReader->nFG || pRenderConfigReader->pFG[i].pFc == NULL )
+#else
                         if ( i > pRenderConfigReader->nFG || &pRenderConfigReader->pFG[i] == NULL )
+#endif
                         {
                             return IVAS_ERR_INVALID_RENDER_CONFIG;
                         }