diff --git a/hw/rtl/cache/VX_cache.sv b/hw/rtl/cache/VX_cache.sv
index 30594f1a..65efc607 100644
--- a/hw/rtl/cache/VX_cache.sv
+++ b/hw/rtl/cache/VX_cache.sv
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ module VX_cache import VX_gpu_pkg::*; #(
     wire [`CLOG2(NUM_BANKS+1)-1:0] perf_read_miss_per_cycle;
     wire [`CLOG2(NUM_BANKS+1)-1:0] perf_write_miss_per_cycle;
     wire [`CLOG2(NUM_BANKS+1)-1:0] perf_mshr_stall_per_cycle;
-    wire [`CLOG2(NUM_BANKS+1)-1:0] perf_crsp_stall_per_cycle;
+    wire [`CLOG2(NUM_REQS+1)-1:0] perf_crsp_stall_per_cycle;
     
     `POP_COUNT(perf_core_reads_per_cycle, perf_core_reads_per_req);
     `POP_COUNT(perf_core_writes_per_cycle, perf_core_writes_per_req);
@@ -562,6 +562,12 @@ module VX_cache import VX_gpu_pkg::*; #(
     reg [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] perf_mem_stalls;
     reg [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] perf_crsp_stalls;
 
+    wire [`CLOG2(NUM_REQS+1)-1:0] perf_core_reads_per_cycle_r;
+    wire [`CLOG2(NUM_REQS+1)-1:0] perf_core_writes_per_cycle_r;
+    
+    `BUFFER(perf_core_reads_per_cycle_r, perf_core_reads_per_cycle);
+    `BUFFER(perf_core_writes_per_cycle_r, perf_core_writes_per_cycle);
+
     always @(posedge clk) begin
         if (reset) begin
             perf_core_reads   <= '0;
@@ -572,8 +578,8 @@ module VX_cache import VX_gpu_pkg::*; #(
             perf_mem_stalls   <= '0;
             perf_crsp_stalls  <= '0;
         end else begin
-            perf_core_reads   <= perf_core_reads   + `PERF_CTR_BITS'(perf_core_reads_per_cycle);
-            perf_core_writes  <= perf_core_writes  + `PERF_CTR_BITS'(perf_core_writes_per_cycle);
+            perf_core_reads   <= perf_core_reads   + `PERF_CTR_BITS'(perf_core_reads_per_cycle_r);
+            perf_core_writes  <= perf_core_writes  + `PERF_CTR_BITS'(perf_core_writes_per_cycle_r);
             perf_read_misses  <= perf_read_misses  + `PERF_CTR_BITS'(perf_read_miss_per_cycle);
             perf_write_misses <= perf_write_misses + `PERF_CTR_BITS'(perf_write_miss_per_cycle);
             perf_mshr_stalls  <= perf_mshr_stalls  + `PERF_CTR_BITS'(perf_mshr_stall_per_cycle);