diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index bd7e7965aeba7a811bb335d67eb794ec64bba46e..c0028e53d969d7b8fff91e138a2dd63f309b430e 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
 //#define FIX_CREND_FIX_POINT_HRTF_FILE_FORMAT          /* Orange issue 1031 : new fix point hrtf binary file format */
 //#define FIX_CREND_SIMPLIFY_CODE                         /* Ora : simplify line code in crend */
 #define FLOAT_FIX_POINT_HRTF_FILE_FORMAT                /* allows reading floation or fix point hrtf binary file format */
+#define FIX_1115_FASTCONV_HRTF_FILE_LOAD                /* FhG: issue 1115: fix crash when loading FastConv-only binary HRTF file */
 
 
 #define FIX_1099_JBM_MD_HANDLE_ALLOC                    /* VA: issue 1099: Limit the allocation of `hJbmMetadata` handle to MASA and OMASA only */
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c b/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c
index 1c317c20b63dee2abd0c78e2151851a33f18da76..fbf8c916a0425139b6a2889dd48972d8ab799696 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_binRenderer_internal.c
@@ -618,11 +618,15 @@ ivas_error ivas_allocate_binaural_hrtf(
 
     if ( renderer_type == RENDERER_BINAURAL_FASTCONV || bin_input_config == BINAURAL_INPUT_AUDIO_CONFIG_COMBINED )
     {
+#ifndef FIX_1115_FASTCONV_HRTF_FILE_LOAD
         if ( ( HrtfFastConv->leftHRIRReal != NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->leftHRIRImag != NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->rightHRIRReal != NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->rightHRIRImag != NULL ) )
         {
             return IVAS_ERR_OK;
         }
         else
+#else
+        if ( ( HrtfFastConv->leftHRIRReal == NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->leftHRIRImag == NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->rightHRIRReal == NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->rightHRIRImag == NULL ) )
+#endif
         {
 
             if ( IVAS_ERR_OK != ivas_alloc_pppMem( &HrtfFastConv->leftHRIRReal, BINAURAL_CONVBANDS, HRTF_LS_CHANNELS, BINAURAL_NTAPS, allocate_init_flag ) )
@@ -646,11 +650,15 @@ ivas_error ivas_allocate_binaural_hrtf(
 
     if ( renderer_type == RENDERER_BINAURAL_FASTCONV_ROOM || bin_input_config == BINAURAL_INPUT_AUDIO_CONFIG_COMBINED )
     {
+#ifndef FIX_1115_FASTCONV_HRTF_FILE_LOAD
         if ( ( HrtfFastConv->leftBRIRReal != NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->leftBRIRImag != NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->rightBRIRReal != NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->rightBRIRImag != NULL ) )
         {
             return IVAS_ERR_OK;
         }
         else
+#else
+        if ( ( HrtfFastConv->leftBRIRReal == NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->leftBRIRImag == NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->rightBRIRReal == NULL ) && ( HrtfFastConv->rightBRIRImag == NULL ) )
+#endif
         {
             if ( IVAS_ERR_OK != ivas_alloc_pppMem( &HrtfFastConv->leftBRIRReal, BINAURAL_CONVBANDS, HRTF_LS_CHANNELS, BINAURAL_NTAPS_MAX, allocate_init_flag ) )
             {