diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index a8aea80ae813a4411d9bbfe7b80c7cd42310e1d0..487c74a4f092d0cfa241cd1c196cac63e1ee6064 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 #define FIX_BASOP_2442_MASA2TC_TO_MONO_AND_AMBI         /* Nokia: BASOP issue 2442: Aligns float with identical diffuse gain limitation to minimize diff */
 #define FIX_FMSW_DEC_EXT                                /* float issue 1566: fix EXT output in format switching */
 #define FIX_BASOP_2612_RESET_DECIM_MEM                  /* FhG: BASOP #2612: reset (zero) the 16k resampler memory of the secondary channel on DFT->TD stereo switch (otherwise -> fx overshoot) */
+#define FIX_FLOAT_1600_OMASA_WRONG_RENDER_PATH          /* Nokia: float issue 1600: fix initialization condition of stereo type detection for OMASA */
 
 /* ##################### End NON-BE switches ########################### */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec.c
index 2cc5512aa022dd4e639d68727c736b9296eb07e9..6b234851387e18621d8691cfc2c23aa61453a67c 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_dirac_dec.c
@@ -265,7 +265,11 @@ static ivas_error ivas_dirac_rend_config(
         ivas_dirac_dec_get_frequency_axis( hDirACRend->frequency_axis, output_Fs, hSpatParamRendCom->num_freq_bands );
     }
 
+#ifdef FIX_FLOAT_1600_OMASA_WRONG_RENDER_PATH
+    if ( ( st_ivas->ivas_format == MASA_FORMAT || st_ivas->ivas_format == MASA_ISM_FORMAT || st_ivas->mc_mode == MC_MODE_MCMASA ) && hDirACRend->panningConf == DIRAC_PANNING_HOA3 && nchan_transport == 2 )
+#else
     if ( ( st_ivas->ivas_format == MASA_FORMAT || st_ivas->mc_mode == MC_MODE_MCMASA ) && hDirACRend->panningConf == DIRAC_PANNING_HOA3 && nchan_transport == 2 )
+#endif
     {
         if ( ( flag_config == DIRAC_RECONFIGURE && hDirACRend->masa_stereo_type_detect == NULL ) || flag_config == DIRAC_OPEN )
         {