diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
index 7a93586378..d6829c1ba2 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static void pf_dl(module_id_t module_id,
       const int max_mcs_table = current_BWP->mcsTableIdx == 1 ? 27 : 28;
       const int max_mcs = min(sched_ctrl->dl_max_mcs, max_mcs_table);
       if (bo->harq_round_max == 1)
-        sched_pdsch->mcs = max_mcs;
+        sched_pdsch->mcs = min(bo->max_mcs, max_mcs);
       else
         sched_pdsch->mcs = get_mcs_from_bler(bo, stats, &sched_ctrl->dl_bler_stats, max_mcs, frame);
       sched_pdsch->nrOfLayers = get_dl_nrOfLayers(sched_ctrl, current_BWP->dci_format);