diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/fapi_nr_ue_constants.h b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/fapi_nr_ue_constants.h
index f107b5b973..42b41ee11b 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/fapi_nr_ue_constants.h
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/fapi_nr_ue_constants.h
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 #define FAPI_NR_MAX_RA_OCCASION_PER_CSIRS          64
 // Constants Defined in 38.213
 #define FAPI_NR_MAX_CORESET_PER_BWP                3
-#define FAPI_NR_MAX_SS                             10
+#define FAPI_NR_MAX_SS_PER_BWP                     10
+#define FAPI_NR_MAX_SS                             FAPI_NR_MAX_SS_PER_BWP*NR_MAX_NUM_BWP
 
 
 /// RX_IND
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index 2235bcf224..b72f6427c3 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ void configure_ss_coreset(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
   struct NR_PDCCH_Config__searchSpacesToAddModList *searchSpacesToAddModList = pdcch_Config->choice.setup->searchSpacesToAddModList;
   AssertFatal(searchSpacesToAddModList != NULL, "searchSpacesToAddModList is null\n");
   AssertFatal(searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count > 0, "list of UE specifically configured Search Spaces is empty\n");
-  AssertFatal(searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count < FAPI_NR_MAX_SS, "too many searchpaces per coreset %d\n", searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count);
+  AssertFatal(searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count < FAPI_NR_MAX_SS_PER_BWP, "too many searchpaces per coreset %d\n", searchSpacesToAddModList->list.count);
 
   // check available Search Spaces in the searchSpacesToAddModList and pass to MAC
   // note: the network configures at most 10 Search Spaces per BWP per cell (including UE-specific and common Search Spaces).