diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
index cdd290ce67c2add010bd06203b411bd29483d097..4441f3342bba7ceee66369f996acdc90c7736048 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
@@ -2328,6 +2328,14 @@ const UWord16 ivas_param_mc_sym_freq_ild_delta_combined_48_16bits[2 * PARAM_MC_S
  * MASA ROM tables
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+
+#ifdef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
+const UWord8 ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8] = 
+{ 
+    0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x53, 0x4D, 0x41, 0x53, 0x41 /* "IVASMASA" */
+};
+
+#endif
 const Word64 diffuseness_reconstructions_hr_fx[HR_MASA_ER_LEVELS] = { /* Q62 */
     0,
     65865144550293504,
diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h
index 4a227befb250beb6a852c09ec2df9c850b507cde..51529369318c99f16bcf41e2afbd7774ed905d78 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ extern const UWord16 ivas_param_mc_sym_freq_icc_delta_combined_48_16bits[2 * PAR
  * MASA ROM tables
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+#ifdef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
+extern const UWord8 ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8]; /* "IVASMASA" */
+
+#endif
 extern const Word16 bits_direction_masa[DIRAC_DIFFUSE_LEVELS];
 extern const Word16 no_theta_masa[NO_SPHERICAL_GRIDS - 2];
 extern const Word16 no_phi_masa[NO_SPHERICAL_GRIDS][MAX_NO_THETA];
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 6d60d5ccc1ec07709d510c92670fb737f6560424..420ff36a168a40b3d7e239343bc70df0d7c7bab5 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
 #define NONBE_FIX_1052_SBA_EXT_FIX                      /* VA: SBA external output support fix - do not overwrite "output_config" parameter */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1110_STEREO_DTX_BRATE_SWITCHING       /* VA: issue 1110: fix encoder crash in the stereo DTX bitrate switching condition */
 #define FIX_1099_JBM_MD_HANDLE_ALLOC                    /* VA: issue 1099: Limit the allocation of `hJbmMetadata` handle to MASA and OMASA only */
+#define FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR                        /* VA: issue 1121: Define 'ivasmasaFormatDescriptor' at one common place */
+
 #define NONBE_1894_OSBA_SCALING                          /* FhG: do not scale OSBA inputs by 0.5 any more */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1141_OSBA_ROOM_RENDERING               /* FhG: Fix for issue 1141: render objects in OSBA decoder with room effect  */
 #define NONBE_1360_LFE_DELAY                           /* Dlb: LFE delay alignment when rendering in CLDFB domain*/
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec_fx.c
index 669a5da2fb302d71f2337b6eb6f22cfd313e7704..3be3f46019eaa9258e46beda3c1c1a9fbc5ac657 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec_fx.c
@@ -2698,13 +2698,16 @@ static void create_masa_ext_out_meta_fx(
     IVAS_QMETADATA_HANDLE hQMetaData,
     const Word16 nchan_transport )
 {
+#ifndef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
     const UWord8 ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8] = { 0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x53, 0x4D, 0x41, 0x53, 0x41 }; /* "IVASMASA" */
+#endif
     Word16 i, sf, b_old, b_new, dir;
     MASA_DECRIPTIVE_META *descMeta;
     Word16 *bandMap;
     UWord8 numCodingBands;
     UWord8 numDirections;
     MASA_DECODER_EXT_OUT_META *extOutMeta;
+#ifndef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
     move16(); /*ivasmasaFormatDescriptor*/
     move16();
     move16();
@@ -2713,6 +2716,7 @@ static void create_masa_ext_out_meta_fx(
     move16();
     move16();
     move16();
+#endif
 
     numDirections = hMasa->config.numberOfDirections;
     move16();
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_mcmasa_ana_fx.c b/lib_rend/ivas_mcmasa_ana_fx.c
index cf86608b29f89e2ebcabdf14622286ae63f6c9ec..4d41d73a581d6e031b307ac14f49f47d672e2905 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_mcmasa_ana_fx.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_mcmasa_ana_fx.c
@@ -1620,11 +1620,11 @@ void ivas_create_masa_out_meta_fx(
     Word32 surroundingCoherence[MAX_PARAM_SPATIAL_SUBFRAMES][MASA_FREQUENCY_BANDS], /* i  : Estimated surround coherence       */
     Word16 energyRatio_q,
     Word16 spreadCoherence_q,
-    Word16 surroundingCoherence_q
-
-)
+    Word16 surroundingCoherence_q )
 {
+#ifndef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
     const UWord8 ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8] = { 0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x53, 0x4D, 0x41, 0x53, 0x41 }; /* "IVASMASA" */
+#endif
     Word16 i, sf, band;
     UWord8 numFrequencyBands;
     UWord8 numDirections;
diff --git a/lib_util/masa_file_reader.c b/lib_util/masa_file_reader.c
index efab80b79547db87abeb0a4f44e1e72dbc1a3637..2bbc1bec6999a4f9d40afcd9c0963d8d7eae68f7 100644
--- a/lib_util/masa_file_reader.c
+++ b/lib_util/masa_file_reader.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include "ivas_prot_fx.h"
+#ifdef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
+#include "ivas_rom_com.h" /* load 'ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8]' */
+#endif
 
 
 struct MasaFileReader
@@ -111,7 +114,9 @@ ivas_error MasaFileReader_readNextFrame(
         return IVAS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL_POINTER;
     }
 
+#ifndef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
     const uint8_t ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8] = { 0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x53, 0x4D, 0x41, 0x53, 0x41 }; /* "IVASMASA" */
+#endif
     uint16_t twoByteBuffer = 0;
     int16_t i, j, b;
     IVAS_MASA_METADATA_HANDLE hMeta;