diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 42c8854aedcc3dbe5e9667375db2540327dfff12..458b1690dfbcfe18424b460508ce4ba05964da68 100755
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define NONBE_FIX_984_OMASA_EXT_OUTPUT                        /* Nokia: issue #984: complete the OMASA EXT output implementation */
+#define FIX_1044_ISM_REND_MEMORY                        /* VA: issue 1044: Lower the memory of the ISM renderer handle. */
 
 #define USE_NEW_HRTF_BINARY_FILE_FORMAT                 /* Orange: to activate when decided to change the hrtf binary file format */
 #define FIX_1043_JBM_MD_BUFFER                          /* VA: issue  1043: JBM MD handle allocation is avoided in non-JBM EXT operations */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_stat_dec.h b/lib_dec/ivas_stat_dec.h
index 5b8bd48ffed7b8b3757bfd7b2f4f2cf9b045cd18..d8654af80d8d06938c815b4a791371733ddd4457 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_stat_dec.h
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_stat_dec.h
@@ -853,10 +853,18 @@ typedef struct ivas_lfe_dec_data_structure
 
 typedef struct renderer_struct
 {
+#ifdef FIX_1044_ISM_REND_MEMORY
+    Word32 prev_gains_fx[MAX_NUM_OBJECTS][MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS]; /*Q30*/
+#else
     Word32 prev_gains_fx[MAX_CICP_CHANNELS - 1][MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS]; /*Q30*/
-    Word16 *interpolator_fx;                                          /*Q15*/
+#endif
+    Word16 *interpolator_fx; /*Q15*/
     Word16 interpolator_len;
-    Word32 gains_fx[MAX_CICP_CHANNELS - 1][MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS]; /*Q30*/
+#ifdef FIX_1044_ISM_REND_MEMORY
+    Word32 gains_fx[MAX_NUM_OBJECTS][MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS]; /*Q30*/
+#else
+    Word32 gains_fx[MAX_CICP_CHANNELS - 1][MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS];      /*Q30*/
+#endif
 
 } ISM_RENDERER_DATA, *ISM_RENDERER_HANDLE;