diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 71e860604575fbb22f261c97f14c2dffe440c66c..bff4dcaad4a11ee2e62b0f03a76092cbeb3e9704 100755
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 #define NONBE_FIX_935_EARLY_REFLECTIONS_WRONG_ORDER     /* Qualcomm: issue 953: fix order or ER channels in LC mode*/
 #define FIX_955_FASTCONV_REND_IN_ISM                    /* VA: put FastConv rendering call under DEBUGGING */
 #define NONBE_FIX_967_ISM_MONO_DMX                      /* FhG: issue 967: accumulating energies in ISM mono DMX */
+#define FIX_959_MASA_LINEAR_REND                        /* VA: issue 959: remove unused calling of ivas_sba_linear_renderer() in MASA rendering */
 
 #define NONBE_FIX_968_ISM_BRIR_WITH_HEADROTATION_5MS_FIX      /* FhG : issue #968: differences between 5ms and 20ms rendering for discrete ISM with BRIR and head rotation*/
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c
index 88cba4da4f5c604f5851d8ae3ee795a72d523cf1..246befb84fe64fdf9305a9df0bdfbaf99efdc401 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c
@@ -2104,6 +2104,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_jbm_dec_render_fx(
         }
         ELSE IF( EQ_32( st_ivas->ivas_format, MASA_FORMAT ) )
         {
+#ifndef FIX_959_MASA_LINEAR_REND
             IF( EQ_32( st_ivas->renderer_type, RENDERER_SBA_LINEAR_DEC ) )
             {
                 *nSamplesRendered = s_min( st_ivas->hTcBuffer->n_samples_available, nSamplesAskedLocal );
@@ -2118,6 +2119,9 @@ ivas_error ivas_jbm_dec_render_fx(
                 }
             }
             ELSE IF( EQ_32( st_ivas->renderer_type, RENDERER_DIRAC ) )
+#else
+            IF( EQ_32( st_ivas->renderer_type, RENDERER_DIRAC ) )
+#endif
             {
                 ivas_dirac_dec_render_fx( st_ivas, nchan_remapped, nSamplesAskedLocal, nSamplesRendered, nSamplesAvailableNext, p_output_fx );
             }
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_output_config_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_output_config_fx.c
index 9d8a592e0f0524766a6da4a77db6ea0474013d5e..a8adb5387b933e7c9c5092e3327b0a906cdb3938 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_output_config_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_output_config_fx.c
@@ -445,7 +445,11 @@ void ivas_renderer_select(
                 *internal_config = IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_HOA3;
                 move16();
             }
+#ifdef FIX_959_MASA_LINEAR_REND
+            *renderer_type = RENDERER_SBA_LINEAR_DEC;
+#else
             st_ivas->renderer_type = RENDERER_SBA_LINEAR_DEC;
+#endif
             move16();
         }
         ELSE IF( ( EQ_32( ivas_format, MASA_FORMAT ) && EQ_32( output_config, IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_MONO ) && EQ_16( st_ivas->nchan_transport, 1 ) ) ||