diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index a713d2520f1f88fac14936439dce827ed554fefa..1b664c5a4887cc6c8449eb83f1e7ee6f7fa14cba 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 #define FIX_1872_REMOVE_UNUSED_PSNOISEGEN_ISAR              /* Dolby: Remove unused psNoiseGen from ISAR */
 #define FIX_1478_UNINIT_ON_BFI                          /* VA: Fix issue 1478 where a vector is partly un-initialized during bfi */
 #define FIX_1487_ACCESS_OF_UNINIT_VAL_FROM_ARR_ISM_DTX  /* FhG/VA: init nb_bits_metadata to zero */
+#define FIX_1486_INIT_OUTPUT_POINTERS                   /* FhG: always initialize pointers in renderer flush */
 #define FIX_2290_COPY_OF_UNINIT_DATA                    /* VA: prevent the copy of un-initialized data */
 #define CLEANUP_ACELP_ENC                               /* VA: basop issue 2304: Remove duplicated code in excitation encoding in the ACELP core */
 #define CLEANUP_VBR_CAM_ENC                             /* VA: basop issue 2299: Remove unused core-encoder VBR and CAM code */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c b/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c
index 6bb9e4b6a33b19102ec9934a211dca861df6ed19..5af98d17ca3186debaa4362850f5d7757d736b28 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_jbm_dec_fx.c
@@ -2473,12 +2473,23 @@ ivas_error ivas_jbm_dec_flush_renderer_fx(
     DECODER_TC_BUFFER_HANDLE hTcBuffer;
     Word32 *p_output_fx[MAX_LS_CHANNELS + MAX_NUM_OBJECTS];
     Word16 nchan_in, nchan_out;
+#ifdef FIX_1486_INIT_OUTPUT_POINTERS
+    Word16 ch_idx;
+#endif
+
 
     IF( !st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_tsm )
     {
         return IVAS_ERR_OK;
     }
 
+#ifdef FIX_1486_INIT_OUTPUT_POINTERS
+    FOR( ch_idx = 0; ch_idx < ( MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS + MAX_NUM_OBJECTS ); ch_idx++ )
+    {
+        p_output_fx[ch_idx] = st_ivas->p_output_fx[ch_idx];
+    }
+#endif
+
     *nSamplesRendered = 0;
     move16();
     hTcBuffer = st_ivas->hTcBuffer;
@@ -2504,7 +2515,9 @@ ivas_error ivas_jbm_dec_flush_renderer_fx(
 
     IF( n_slots_still_available )
     {
+#ifndef FIX_1486_INIT_OUTPUT_POINTERS
         Word16 ch_idx;
+#endif
 
         /* render available full slots (with new lower granularity) */
         FOR( ch_idx = 0; ch_idx < s_max( hTcBuffer->nchan_transport_rend, hTcBuffer->nchan_buffer_full ); ch_idx++ )
@@ -2534,10 +2547,12 @@ ivas_error ivas_jbm_dec_flush_renderer_fx(
         move16();
         move16();
 
+#ifndef FIX_1486_INIT_OUTPUT_POINTERS
         FOR( ch_idx = 0; ch_idx < ( MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS + MAX_NUM_OBJECTS ); ch_idx++ )
         {
             p_output_fx[ch_idx] = st_ivas->p_output_fx[ch_idx];
         }
+#endif
 
         test();
         IF( EQ_16( st_ivas->ivas_format, ISM_FORMAT ) )
@@ -2788,7 +2803,11 @@ ivas_error ivas_jbm_dec_flush_renderer_fx(
         IF( NE_16( st_ivas->ivas_format, MONO_FORMAT ) )
         {
 #ifndef DISABLE_LIMITER
+#ifndef FIX_1486_INIT_OUTPUT_POINTERS
             Word16 ch_idx, exp = 11;
+#else
+            Word16 exp = 11;
+#endif
             move16();
             FOR( ch_idx = 0; ch_idx < MAX_OUTPUT_CHANNELS + MAX_NUM_OBJECTS; ch_idx++ )
             {