diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index d19f9ef2e36d4fb6a4f836730888c339cbb029bd..cfc43f4afa729396ab57c0fbeacd9ca5051904ce 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@
 #define FIX_1384_MSAN_ivas_spar_dec_open                /* VA: issue 1386: fix use-of-uninitialized value in ivas_spar_dec_open() */
 #define FIX_1384_MSAN_stereo_tcx_core_enc               /* VA: issue 1384: fix use-of-uninitialized value in stereo_tcx_core_enc() */
 #define FIX_1388_MSAN_ivas_init_decoder                 /* VA: issue 1388: fix use-of-uninitialized value in ivas_init_decoder() */
+#define FIX_1383_HEAD_TRACK_SANITIZER                   /* Nok: issue 1383: Fix head tracking struc values reading in renderer */
+
 
 /* #################### End BE switches ################################## */
 
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c b/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c
index 9385bc753e6d2b62dd5f216d1b0df3f52bc68cc7..ad42bd515eb13c61b99d64bf782991e1003c1318 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_rotation.c
@@ -898,6 +898,12 @@ ivas_error combine_external_and_head_orientations_rend(
     int16_t i;
 
     sr_pose_pred_axis = DEFAULT_AXIS;
+#ifdef FIX_1383_HEAD_TRACK_SANITIZER
+    if ( hHeadTrackData->headRotEnabled )
+    {
+        headRotQuaternions = hHeadTrackData->headPositions;
+        listenerPos = hHeadTrackData->Pos;
+#else
     if ( hHeadTrackData != NULL )
     {
         if ( hHeadTrackData->headRotEnabled )
@@ -905,6 +911,7 @@ ivas_error combine_external_and_head_orientations_rend(
             headRotQuaternions = hHeadTrackData->headPositions;
             listenerPos = hHeadTrackData->Pos;
         }
+#endif
         sr_pose_pred_axis = hHeadTrackData->sr_pose_pred_axis;
     }
     else if ( hExtOrientationData != NULL )