diff --git a/apps/codecs/libfaad/ps_dec.c b/apps/codecs/libfaad/ps_dec.c
index c17d605f98..f5d5ca9489 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/libfaad/ps_dec.c
+++ b/apps/codecs/libfaad/ps_dec.c
@@ -1036,10 +1036,11 @@ static void ps_decorrelate(ps_info *ps, qmf_t X_left[38][64], qmf_t X_right[38][
     const complex_t *Phi_Fract_SubQmf;
     uint8_t temp_delay_ser[NO_ALLPASS_LINKS];
     real_t P_SmoothPeakDecayDiffNrg, nrg;
-    real_t P[32][34];
-    real_t G_TransientRatio[32][34] = {{0}};
+    static real_t P[32][34];
+    static real_t G_TransientRatio[32][34];
     complex_t inputLeft;
 
+    memset(&G_TransientRatio, 0, sizeof(G_TransientRatio));
 
     /* chose hybrid filterbank: 20 or 34 band case */
     if (ps->use34hybrid_bands)
@@ -1940,8 +1941,8 @@ ps_info *ps_init(uint8_t sr_index)
 /* main Parametric Stereo decoding function */
 uint8_t ps_decode(ps_info *ps, qmf_t X_left[38][64], qmf_t X_right[38][64])
 {
-    qmf_t X_hybrid_left[32][32];
-    qmf_t X_hybrid_right[32][32];
+    static qmf_t X_hybrid_left[32][32];
+    static qmf_t X_hybrid_right[32][32];
 
     memset(&X_hybrid_left,0,sizeof(X_hybrid_left));
     memset(&X_hybrid_right,0,sizeof(X_hybrid_right));
diff --git a/apps/codecs/libfaad/sbr_qmf.c b/apps/codecs/libfaad/sbr_qmf.c
index e99adb4a16..540332bdcb 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/libfaad/sbr_qmf.c
+++ b/apps/codecs/libfaad/sbr_qmf.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void sbr_qmf_analysis_32(sbr_info *sbr, qmfa_info *qmfa, const real_t *input,
 {
     ALIGN real_t u[64];
 #ifndef SBR_LOW_POWER
-    ALIGN real_t in_real[32], in_imag[32], out_real[32], out_imag[32];
+    static ALIGN real_t in_real[32], in_imag[32], out_real[32], out_imag[32];
 #else
     ALIGN real_t y[32];
 #endif
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ void sbr_qmf_synthesis_64(sbr_info *sbr, qmfs_info *qmfs, qmf_t X[MAX_NTSRHFG][6
 {
 //    ALIGN real_t x1[64], x2[64];
 #ifndef SBR_LOW_POWER
-    ALIGN real_t in_real1[32], in_imag1[32], out_real1[32], out_imag1[32];
-    ALIGN real_t in_real2[32], in_imag2[32], out_real2[32], out_imag2[32];
+    static ALIGN real_t in_real1[32], in_imag1[32], out_real1[32], out_imag1[32];
+    static ALIGN real_t in_real2[32], in_imag2[32], out_real2[32], out_imag2[32];
 #endif
     qmf_t * pX;
     real_t * pring_buffer_1, * pring_buffer_3;