diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_dirac_com.c b/lib_com/ivas_dirac_com.c
index 20f4b24953afe5d8b4e1215337347c016327c1ac..504aea5d6c5650fe3804ba9a4004c6cd9369086a 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_dirac_com.c
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_dirac_com.c
@@ -111,12 +111,20 @@ ivas_error ivas_dirac_config(
         if ( ( (Encoder_Struct *) st_ivas )->hSpar != NULL )
         {
             hFbMdft = ( (Encoder_Struct *) st_ivas )->hSpar->hFbMixer;
+#ifdef FIX_613_DIRAC_NULL_PTR_USAN
+            dirac_to_spar_md_bands = ( (Encoder_Struct *) st_ivas )->hSpar->dirac_to_spar_md_bands;
+#endif
         }
         else
         {
             hFbMdft = NULL;
+#ifdef FIX_613_DIRAC_NULL_PTR_USAN
+            dirac_to_spar_md_bands = NULL;
+#endif
         }
+#ifndef FIX_613_DIRAC_NULL_PTR_USAN
         dirac_to_spar_md_bands = ( (Encoder_Struct *) st_ivas )->hSpar->dirac_to_spar_md_bands;
+#endif
     }
     else
     {
@@ -131,13 +139,21 @@ ivas_error ivas_dirac_config(
         if ( ( (Decoder_Struct *) st_ivas )->hSpar != NULL )
         {
             hFbMdft = ( (Decoder_Struct *) st_ivas )->hSpar->hFbMixer;
+#ifdef FIX_613_DIRAC_NULL_PTR_USAN
+            dirac_to_spar_md_bands = ( (Decoder_Struct *) st_ivas )->hSpar->dirac_to_spar_md_bands;
+#endif
         }
         else
         {
             hFbMdft = NULL;
+#ifdef FIX_613_DIRAC_NULL_PTR_USAN
+            dirac_to_spar_md_bands = NULL;
+#endif
         }
         ( (Decoder_Struct *) st_ivas )->hDirAC->hFbMdft = hFbMdft;
+#ifndef FIX_613_DIRAC_NULL_PTR_USAN
         dirac_to_spar_md_bands = ( (Decoder_Struct *) st_ivas )->hSpar->dirac_to_spar_md_bands;
+#endif
     }
 
     if ( ivas_format == SBA_FORMAT )