diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index bea3e2670e5784a62b4637526cd2da2ff5e955ff..09e29ce40bc35e30d7acb2d761a74a835bbe962f 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
 #define FIX_235                                         /* Issue 235: Deallocation of HR filter memory separately for lib_rend (ROM) and lib_util (from file) */
 #define ENV_STAB_FIX                                    /* Contribution 23: HQ envelope stability memory fix */
 #define STABILIZE_GIPD                                  /* FhG: Contribution 22: gIPD stabilization */
+#define FIX_292_VBAP_CALLOC_REMOVAL                     /* Nokia: Fixes issue 292 by removing the remnant callocs */
 
 /* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
 /* clang-format on */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_vbap.c b/lib_dec/ivas_vbap.c
index a3ec6323cf1dd459794241a3c92f5edf0ffa6ae3..ecd3a1e6c9698b29d7701d493def1bf3b45ce0bd 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_vbap.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_vbap.c
@@ -200,7 +200,12 @@ ivas_error vbap_init_data(
 
     if ( is_success && virtual_bottom_type != NO_VIRTUAL_SPEAKER_NODE )
     {
+#ifdef FIX_292_VBAP_CALLOC_REMOVAL
+        vbap->bottom_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains = (float *) malloc( num_speaker_nodes * sizeof( float ) );
+        set_zero( vbap->bottom_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains, num_speaker_nodes );
+#else
         vbap->bottom_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains = (float *) calloc( num_speaker_nodes, sizeof( float ) );
+#endif
         is_success &= vbap->bottom_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains != NULL;
         speaker_node_azi_deg_internal[vbap->bottom_virtual_speaker_node_index] = 0.0f;
         speaker_node_ele_deg_internal[vbap->bottom_virtual_speaker_node_index] = -90.0f;
@@ -208,7 +213,12 @@ ivas_error vbap_init_data(
 
     if ( is_success && virtual_top_type != NO_VIRTUAL_SPEAKER_NODE )
     {
+#ifdef FIX_292_VBAP_CALLOC_REMOVAL
+        vbap->top_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains = (float *) malloc( num_speaker_nodes * sizeof( float ) );
+        set_zero( vbap->top_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains, num_speaker_nodes );
+#else
         vbap->top_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains = (float *) calloc( num_speaker_nodes, sizeof( float ) );
+#endif
         is_success &= vbap->top_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains != NULL;
         speaker_node_azi_deg_internal[vbap->top_virtual_speaker_node_index] = 0.0f;
         speaker_node_ele_deg_internal[vbap->top_virtual_speaker_node_index] = 90.0f;
@@ -216,7 +226,12 @@ ivas_error vbap_init_data(
 
     if ( is_success && virtual_back_type != NO_VIRTUAL_SPEAKER_NODE )
     {
+#ifdef FIX_292_VBAP_CALLOC_REMOVAL
+        vbap->back_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains = (float *) malloc( num_speaker_nodes * sizeof( float ) );
+        set_zero( vbap->back_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains, num_speaker_nodes );
+#else
         vbap->back_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains = (float *) calloc( num_speaker_nodes, sizeof( float ) );
+#endif
         is_success &= vbap->back_virtual_speaker_node_division_gains != NULL;
         speaker_node_azi_deg_internal[vbap->back_virtual_speaker_node_index] = 180.0f;
         speaker_node_ele_deg_internal[vbap->back_virtual_speaker_node_index] = 0.0f;