diff --git a/apps/decoder.c b/apps/decoder.c
index 8a2d8a37b2cf04c53bacaa7e90f4114762230457..0e1d4c313ee967d1ca759e236d75411912b6bc36 100644
--- a/apps/decoder.c
+++ b/apps/decoder.c
@@ -291,7 +291,11 @@ int main(
     if ( arg.hrtfReaderEnabled )
     {
         /* sanity check */
+#ifdef NONBE_1293_SR_HRTF
+        if ( arg.outputConfig != IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL && arg.outputConfig != IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_ROOM_IR && arg.outputConfig != IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB && arg.outputConfig != IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_SPLIT_CODED && arg.outputConfig != IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_SPLIT_PCM )
+#else
         if ( arg.outputConfig != IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL && arg.outputConfig != IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_ROOM_IR && arg.outputConfig != IVAS_AUDIO_CONFIG_BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB )
+#endif
         {
             arg.hrtfReaderEnabled = false;
             fprintf( stderr, "\nError: HRTF binary file cannot be used in this output configuration.\n\n" );
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index b1f76d4691842b94af204db524dbba64fa4dd3c7..9022d06b7b55193a227a8e980da458ac6b4edf4a 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
 #define FIX_VOIP_FUNCTIONS                              /* VA: fix data type mismatch in IVAS_DEC_VoIP_SetScale() + add sanity checks to API functions */
 #define FIX_587_DEFAULT_REVERB                          /* Philips: issue 587: inconsistent default reverb parameters across renderers */
 #define NONBE_1214_PLC_LSF_MEMORY                       /* VA: issue 1224: reset ACELP PLC FEC memory in case of switching from MDCT stereo to TD/DFT stereo */
+#define NONBE_1293_SR_HRTF                              /* VA: issue 1293: add support of external HRTFs in split rendering */
 
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */