diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 8ec901855ac5330889b47d21142d36c3cc5cec41..a92e40a71b77704ec1c23f036a2c9248d2d856fe 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
 #define NONBE_1302_FIX_OMASA_JBM_FLUSH                  /* VA: issue 1302: fix OMASA JBM bitrate switching flush in binaural output */
 #define NONBE_1328_FIX_NON_LINEARITY                    /* VA: Fix possible issue when computing bwe_exc_extended and previous frame were almost 0, float issue 1328  */
 #define FIX_1319_STACK_SBA_DECODER                      /* VA: issue 1319: Optimize the definition of buffer lengths in the SBA decoder */
-#define FIX_1320_STACK_CPE_DECODER                      /* VA: issue 1320: Optimize the stack memory consumption in the CPE decoder */
+//de-activate FIX_1320_STACK_CPE_DECODER due to sanitizer issues in #1986; also review needed for patch within FIX_1946_CRASH_JBM_PROCESSING, which gets partially disabled
+//#define FIX_1320_STACK_CPE_DECODER                      /* VA: issue 1320: Optimize the stack memory consumption in the CPE decoder */
 
 
 /* #################### End BASOP porting switches ############################ */