diff --git a/apps/decoder.c b/apps/decoder.c
index 76a053c0f65a99822660a5419ba80166dec89f35..2d6b3f7f1a37d471e0949fd56662f06e5dfeae83 100644
--- a/apps/decoder.c
+++ b/apps/decoder.c
@@ -538,6 +538,13 @@ cleanup:
         IVAS_DEC_HRTF_HANDLE hHrtfTD;
         IVAS_DEC_GetHrtfHandle( hIvasDec, &hHrtfTD );
         dealloc_HRTF_binary( hHrtfTD );
+#ifdef HRTF_BINARY_FILE
+#ifdef FIX_MEMORY_COUNTING_HRTF_BINARY_FILE
+        IVAS_DEC_HRTF_CREND_HANDLE hSetOfHRTF;
+        IVAS_DEC_GetHrtfCRendHandle( hIvasDec, &hSetOfHRTF );
+        destroy_SetOfHRTF( hSetOfHRTF );
+#endif
+#endif
     }
     IVAS_DEC_Close( &hIvasDec );
     CustomLsReader_close( &hLsCustomReader );
diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_prot.h b/lib_com/ivas_prot.h
index f84e162c45d7585002c4e14f84409c1010af0a5e..c7005f97e98637702f86d99e7cd2dcf703c50ca7 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_prot.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_prot.h
@@ -5387,9 +5387,11 @@ ivas_error ivas_crend_init_from_hrtf_handle(
 	HRTFS_HANDLE hrtf);
 #endif
 
+#ifndef FIX_MEMORY_COUNTING_HRTF_BINARY_FILE
 ivas_error destroy_SetOfHRTF(
 	HRTFS_CREND_HANDLE hSetOfHRTF    /* i/o: Set of HRTF CRend handle              */
 );
+#endif
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 9cbf8bc3389180a366ef602087afc6762a7312fe..7bff2f901b919e2aa83759f52dd8f21c0777694d 100755
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@
 #define FIX_301_PLC                                     /* FhG: issue 301 - fix bug of missing update of overlap buffer for DFT-stereo PLC*/
 #define FIX_337_TDREND_INTP                             /* Issue 337: TD renderer interpolation threshold set too low */
 
+#ifdef HRTF_BINARY_FILE                                /* HRTF filters' binary file used for binaural rendering. */
+#define FIX_MEMORY_COUNTING_HRTF_BINARY_FILE
+#endif
 #define FIX_310_TD_REND_DELAY                           /* Adding HRTF delay being read from ROM/Binary file, fix rounding for delay compensation in renderer */
 #define FIX_334_DEBUG_BE_STEREO_SWITCHING               /* FhG: Fix non-BE issue for stereo switching when DEBUGGING is enabled */
 
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
index 4d0e3e322bf6fabca83c9665450b6e2dc351475d..f8a58c64661e42ee5984b474069d000a533934e4 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
@@ -1790,7 +1790,9 @@ void ivas_destroy_dec(
     /* CRend binaural renderer handle */
     if ( st_ivas->hSetOfHRTF != NULL )
     {
+#ifndef FIX_MEMORY_COUNTING_HRTF_BINARY_FILE
         destroy_SetOfHRTF( st_ivas->hSetOfHRTF );
+#endif
         ivas_HRTF_CRend_binary_close( &st_ivas->hSetOfHRTF );
     }
 
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_crend.c b/lib_rend/ivas_crend.c
index cf29f0c98852865f657bc0f51e2cfcab4eda0976..e3fc82c9afd83a00dce5fb40c4f1fd4d234ba184 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_crend.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_crend.c
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_crend_init_from_setofhrtf(
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef FIX_MEMORY_COUNTING_HRTF_BINARY_FILE
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * destroy_HRTF()
  *
@@ -952,7 +953,7 @@ ivas_error destroy_SetOfHRTF(
 }
 
 #endif
-
+#endif
 #ifndef FIX_197_CREND_INTERFACE
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * ivas_crend_open()
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_hrtf.c b/lib_rend/ivas_hrtf.c
index 84efa1f13e697915b5dfefb56cbee2b4a4b37509..ea4f74c2f6186f3b18ebd41d2878fc31159f7c0f 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_hrtf.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_hrtf.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "ivas_error.h"
 #include "wmc_auto.h"
 
-
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * Local constants
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -301,7 +300,9 @@ void ivas_HRTF_CRend_binary_close(
         return;
     }
 
+#ifndef FIX_MEMORY_COUNTING_HRTF_BINARY_FILE
     destroy_SetOfHRTF( *hSetOfHRTF );
+#endif
 
     free( *hSetOfHRTF );
     *hSetOfHRTF = NULL;
diff --git a/lib_util/hrtf_file_reader.c b/lib_util/hrtf_file_reader.c
index 21f2a2988de4ed215aa45978f6eec1bb89f40668..3cae190b5e8c3610b59b736fbc9df90ec0812df3 100644
--- a/lib_util/hrtf_file_reader.c
+++ b/lib_util/hrtf_file_reader.c
@@ -1515,3 +1515,83 @@ ivas_error create_SetOfHRTF_from_binary(
 }
 
 #endif
+
+#ifdef FIX_MEMORY_COUNTING_HRTF_BINARY_FILE
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
+ * destroy_HRTF()
+ *
+ * Destroy the HRTF CRend handle
+ *---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static ivas_error destroy_HRTF(
+    HRTFS_HANDLE *hHRTF /* i/o: HRTF CRend handle */
+)
+{
+    uint16_t i, j;
+
+    if ( *hHRTF != NULL && hHRTF != NULL )
+    {
+        for ( i = 0; i < MAX_INTERN_CHANNELS; i++ )
+        {
+            for ( j = 0; j < BINAURAL_CHANNELS; j++ )
+            {
+                if ( ( *hHRTF )->pIndex_frequency_max[i][j] != NULL )
+                {
+                    free( ( *hHRTF )->pIndex_frequency_max[i][j] );
+                }
+                if ( ( *hHRTF )->pOut_to_bin_re[i][j] != NULL )
+                {
+                    free( ( *hHRTF )->pOut_to_bin_re[i][j] );
+                }
+                if ( ( *hHRTF )->pOut_to_bin_im[i][j] != NULL )
+                {
+                    free( ( *hHRTF )->pOut_to_bin_im[i][j] );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        for ( j = 0; j < BINAURAL_CHANNELS; j++ )
+        {
+            if ( ( *hHRTF )->pIndex_frequency_max_diffuse[j] != NULL )
+            {
+                free( ( *hHRTF )->pIndex_frequency_max_diffuse[j] );
+            }
+            if ( ( *hHRTF )->pOut_to_bin_diffuse_re[j] != NULL )
+            {
+                free( ( *hHRTF )->pOut_to_bin_diffuse_re[j] );
+            }
+            if ( ( *hHRTF )->pOut_to_bin_diffuse_im[j] != NULL )
+            {
+                free( ( *hHRTF )->pOut_to_bin_diffuse_im[j] );
+            }
+        }
+
+        free( *hHRTF );
+        *hHRTF = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return IVAS_ERR_OK;
+}
+
+#ifdef HRTF_BINARY_FILE
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
+ * destroy_SetOfHRTF()
+ *
+ * Destroy the HRTF data set.
+ *---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+ivas_error destroy_SetOfHRTF(
+    HRTFS_CREND_HANDLE hSetOfHRTF /* i/o: Set of HRTF CRend handle              */
+)
+{
+    if ( hSetOfHRTF != NULL )
+    {
+        destroy_HRTF( &( hSetOfHRTF->hHRTF_hrir_combined ) );
+        destroy_HRTF( &( hSetOfHRTF->hHRTF_hrir_hoa3 ) );
+        destroy_HRTF( &( hSetOfHRTF->hHRTF_brir_combined ) );
+    }
+
+    return IVAS_ERR_OK;
+}
+
+#endif
+#endif