diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
index e3559993f4ab8713873e39f1074917205c37c857..357884efd7c8de457712277c04370e2e6c3debdf 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.c
@@ -2473,6 +2473,13 @@ const uint16_t ivas_param_mc_sym_freq_ild_delta_combined_48_16bits[2 * PARAM_MC_
  * MASA ROM tables
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+#ifdef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
+const uint8_t ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8] = 
+{ 
+    0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x53, 0x4D, 0x41, 0x53, 0x41 /* "IVASMASA" */
+};
+
+#endif
 const float diffuseness_reconstructions_hr[HR_MASA_ER_LEVELS] =
 {
      0.00f,
diff --git a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h
index c73fbf38d64592ba153d31bc8c409e6c2b0f34ad..90816bc2c20295ec5d10f92f96276f9b15065baa 100644
--- a/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h
+++ b/lib_com/ivas_rom_com.h
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ extern const uint16_t ivas_param_mc_sym_freq_icc_delta_combined_48_16bits[2 * PA
  * MASA ROM tables
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+#ifdef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
+extern const uint8_t ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8]; /* "IVASMASA" */
+
+#endif
 extern const int16_t bits_direction_masa[DIRAC_DIFFUSE_LEVELS];
 extern const int16_t no_theta_masa[NO_SPHERICAL_GRIDS - 2];
 extern const int16_t no_phi_masa[NO_SPHERICAL_GRIDS][MAX_NO_THETA];
diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index 693b57c1309783b3f3cf91728eab201132b7fe18..6e02c2d22fd851642e6041c46aeabb0fa51d682a 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
 #define FIX_1113_CLDFB_REND_IN_ISAR                     /* issue 1113: fix the use of CLDFB renderer in split-rendering at the external renderer */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1110_STEREO_DTX_BRATE_SWITCHING       /* VA: issue 1110: fix encoder crash in the stereo DTX bitrate switching condition */
 #define FIX_1099_JBM_MD_HANDLE_ALLOC                    /* VA: issue 1099: Limit the allocation of `hJbmMetadata` handle to MASA and OMASA only */
+#define FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR                        /* VA: issue 1121: Define 'ivasmasaFormatDescriptor' at one common place */
 #define NONBE_1894_OSBA_SCALING                         /* FhG: port OSBA scaling MRs (298,355,360) jointly */
 #define NONBE_FIX_1141_OSBA_ROOM_RENDERING              /* FhG: Fix for issue 1141: render objects in OSBA decoder with room effect  */
 #define NONBE_1360_LFE_DELAY                            /* Dlb: LFE delay alignment when rendering in CLDFB domain*/
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec.c
index 0115d0c366dd0f8bfae4a8983e6c38f99180f173..625a15b96322ca992c4d821abe8b9f89e00ad003 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_masa_dec.c
@@ -1891,7 +1891,9 @@ static void create_masa_ext_out_meta(
     IVAS_QMETADATA_HANDLE hQMetaData,
     const int16_t nchan_transport )
 {
+#ifndef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
     const uint8_t ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8] = { 0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x53, 0x4D, 0x41, 0x53, 0x41 }; /* "IVASMASA" */
+#endif
     int16_t i, sf, b_old, b_new, dir;
     MASA_DECRIPTIVE_META *descMeta;
     int16_t *bandMap;
diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_mcmasa_ana.c b/lib_rend/ivas_mcmasa_ana.c
index 5128eb96983c207b57c4428eb1aa4b4a5dba2876..b3f968ea310fa4d555e9363e3e694c6892276b0e 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_mcmasa_ana.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_mcmasa_ana.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,9 @@ void ivas_create_masa_out_meta(
     float surroundingCoherence[MAX_PARAM_SPATIAL_SUBFRAMES][MASA_FREQUENCY_BANDS] /* i  : Estimated surround coherence    */
 )
 {
+#ifndef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
     const uint8_t ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8] = { 0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x53, 0x4D, 0x41, 0x53, 0x41 }; /* "IVASMASA" */
+#endif
     int16_t i, sf, band;
     uint8_t numFrequencyBands;
     uint8_t numDirections;
diff --git a/lib_util/masa_file_reader.c b/lib_util/masa_file_reader.c
index b4a088d2c5a3827334d9aa1fb7e544da4bc43e07..d5e7f687470c16c78af68a9dc82dca5d44f2b1ee 100644
--- a/lib_util/masa_file_reader.c
+++ b/lib_util/masa_file_reader.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #include "ivas_stat_com.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <math.h>
+#ifdef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
+#include "ivas_rom_com.h" /* load 'ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8]' */
+#endif
 
 
 struct MasaFileReader
@@ -111,7 +114,9 @@ ivas_error MasaFileReader_readNextFrame(
         return IVAS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL_POINTER;
     }
 
+#ifndef FIX_1121_MASA_DESCRIPTOR
     const uint8_t ivasmasaFormatDescriptor[8] = { 0x49, 0x56, 0x41, 0x53, 0x4D, 0x41, 0x53, 0x41 }; /* "IVASMASA" */
+#endif
     uint16_t twoByteBuffer = 0;
     int16_t i, j, b;
     IVAS_MASA_METADATA_HANDLE hMeta;