diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index d74347195e1a39d8db41b73e652f2ae01b148637..78b5efbc6483783be3a7c50396291d20062c0783 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
 #define FIX_1001_ARI_HM_OVERFLOW                        /* FhG: fix for undef behaviour in in the harmonic TCX model arithmetic coder */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1005_MC_RS_TCBUFFER_UPDATE            /* FhG: issue #1005: fix TC Buffer update at a MC rate switch */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1004_USAN_DTX_MASA_NO_DIRS             /* Nokia: fix USAN error caused by non-setting of correctly the number of MASA directions in DTX */
+#define FIX_1008_EXTORIENT_TARGET_INTERPOLATION          /* FhG: issue #1008, external orientation init was wrong for 5ms */
 /* #define NONBE_FIX_991_PARAMBIN_BINARY_HRTF */             /* Nokia: issue #991: fix using of binary file HRTF in ParamBin (to actiate when USE_NEW_HRTF_BINARY_FILE_FORMAT and FIX_777_COMBI_RENDER_CONFIG_FILE are on  )*/
 
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c b/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c
index 28f2a6e9df873e5d130f44dcb97db4eef66f1663..74ae4fc6826fbeddb923163d142d2330c97a0b22 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c
@@ -804,14 +804,18 @@ ivas_error ivas_combined_orientation_open(
     ( *hCombinedOrientationData )->num_subframes = num_subframes;
     ( *hCombinedOrientationData )->interpolationCoefficient = 1.0f;
     ( *hCombinedOrientationData )->interpolationIncrement = 1.0f;
+#ifndef FIX_1008_EXTORIENT_TARGET_INTERPOLATION
     if ( num_subframes == 1 )
     {
         ( *hCombinedOrientationData )->maximumFramesToTargetOrientation = 2000;
     }
     else
     {
+#endif
         ( *hCombinedOrientationData )->maximumFramesToTargetOrientation = 500;
+#ifndef FIX_1008_EXTORIENT_TARGET_INTERPOLATION
     }
+#endif
     ( *hCombinedOrientationData )->lrSwitchedNext = 0;
     ( *hCombinedOrientationData )->lrSwitchedCurrent = 0;
     ( *hCombinedOrientationData )->lrSwitchInterpVal = 0.0f;