diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 6a09b3b245c45955aaeb82b6d321588e90738d1b..7611427c6beb753dc94eead7a86fc21efb44cf42 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@
 
 #define NONBE_FIX_1070_USAN_SEGFAULT_MC_TO_BIN_BTSW_HEADROT   /* fix 1070 USAN: nullptr-with-offset and Segfaults in 7_1_4 to BINAURAL and BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB decoding with bitrate switching and head rotation*/ 
 
+#define FIX_1068_ASAN_IN_MC_2_BINAURAL_ROOM_IR          /* issue 1068 : Memory leak in MC to BINAURAL_ROOM decoding with bitrate switching*/
+
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */
 
 /* clang-format on */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
index e337f32f42537c1ce7ffda34ca3550b3f2925204..e65338d6ce6f5edfd5c5b59c379027375296d1d9 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,12 @@ static ivas_error ivas_mc_dec_reconfig(
             if ( st_ivas->hBinRenderer != NULL && ( st_ivas->renderer_type != RENDERER_BINAURAL_FASTCONV && st_ivas->renderer_type != RENDERER_BINAURAL_FASTCONV_ROOM ) )
             {
                 ivas_binRenderer_close( &st_ivas->hBinRenderer );
+#ifdef FIX_1068_ASAN_IN_MC_2_BINAURAL_ROOM_IR
+                if ( ( st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_Headrotation || st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_ExternalOrientation ) )
+                {
+                    efap_free_data( &st_ivas->hEFAPdata );
+                }
+#endif
             }
 
             if ( ( st_ivas->hCrendWrapper != NULL ) && ( st_ivas->hCrendWrapper->hCrend[0] != NULL ) && ( st_ivas->renderer_type != RENDERER_BINAURAL_MIXER_CONV && st_ivas->renderer_type != RENDERER_BINAURAL_MIXER_CONV_ROOM && ( st_ivas->renderer_type != RENDERER_BINAURAL_OBJECTS_TD || st_ivas->hIntSetup.output_config != IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB ) ) )