diff --git a/hw/ip/spatz/src/spatz_vlsu.sv b/hw/ip/spatz/src/spatz_vlsu.sv
index e88486c..851f2b4 100644
--- a/hw/ip/spatz/src/spatz_vlsu.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/spatz/src/spatz_vlsu.sv
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ module spatz_vlsu
     // A is assumed to be Transposed in memory while B is in its original form
     // For loads, column counter is enabled by default
     // For stores, row counter is enabled by default
-    assign mx_cnt_en_row[port] = mem_spatz_req.op_arith.is_mx & mem_counter_en[port] & ((mem_spatz_req.op==VSE) | (mx_cnt_col_q[port] == mx_cnt_max_col));
-    assign mx_cnt_en_col[port] = mem_spatz_req.op_arith.is_mx & mem_counter_en[port] & ((mem_spatz_req.op==VLE) | (mx_cnt_row_q[port] == mx_cnt_max_row));
+    assign mx_cnt_en_row[port] = mem_spatz_req.op_arith.is_mx & mem_counter_en[port] & (mx_cnt_col_q[port] == mx_cnt_max_col);
+    assign mx_cnt_en_col[port] = mem_spatz_req.op_arith.is_mx & mem_counter_en[port];
     // Count up to (tile_size - 1), and tile_size is power of 2
     assign mx_cnt_clr_row[port] = mx_cnt_en_row[port] & (mx_cnt_row_q[port] == mx_cnt_max_row);
     assign mx_cnt_clr_col[port] = mx_cnt_en_col[port] & (mx_cnt_col_q[port] == mx_cnt_max_col);