diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 77f6098c215953cc6703b9e6f4ea927f64e19cc7..27394d6ff362cb7e190c2f79c43fadf4883c33be 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 
 /*#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_1383_HEAD_TRACK_SANITIZER                   /* Nok: issue 1383: Fix head tracking struc values reading in renderer */
 
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c b/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c
index 9385bc753e6d2b62dd5f216d1b0df3f52bc68cc7..ad42bd515eb13c61b99d64bf782991e1003c1318 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c
@@ -898,6 +898,12 @@ ivas_error combine_external_and_head_orientations_rend(
     int16_t i;
 
     sr_pose_pred_axis = DEFAULT_AXIS;
+#ifdef FIX_1383_HEAD_TRACK_SANITIZER
+    if ( hHeadTrackData->headRotEnabled )
+    {
+        headRotQuaternions = hHeadTrackData->headPositions;
+        listenerPos = hHeadTrackData->Pos;
+#else
     if ( hHeadTrackData != NULL )
     {
         if ( hHeadTrackData->headRotEnabled )
@@ -905,6 +911,7 @@ ivas_error combine_external_and_head_orientations_rend(
             headRotQuaternions = hHeadTrackData->headPositions;
             listenerPos = hHeadTrackData->Pos;
         }
+#endif
         sr_pose_pred_axis = hHeadTrackData->sr_pose_pred_axis;
     }
     else if ( hExtOrientationData != NULL )