diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_coding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_coding.c
index 2f55bde321..39591d7cc7 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_coding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_coding.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void free_gNB_dlsch(NR_gNB_DLSCH_t **dlschptr, uint16_t N_RB)
 
     if (N_RB != 273) {
       a_segments = a_segments*N_RB;
-      a_segments = a_segments/273;
+      a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
     }  
 
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ NR_gNB_DLSCH_t *new_gNB_dlsch(NR_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
 
   if (N_RB != 273) {
     a_segments = a_segments*N_RB;
-    a_segments = a_segments/273;
+    a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
   }  
 
   uint16_t dlsch_bytes = a_segments*1056;  // allocated bytes per segment
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c
index e00975eee1..1f4c66eec7 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void free_gNB_ulsch(NR_gNB_ULSCH_t **ulschptr,uint8_t N_RB_UL)
   if (ulsch) {
     if (N_RB_UL != 273) {
       a_segments = a_segments*N_RB_UL;
-      a_segments = a_segments/273;
+      a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
     }  
 
 
@@ -119,11 +119,10 @@ NR_gNB_ULSCH_t *new_gNB_ulsch(uint8_t max_ldpc_iterations,uint16_t N_RB_UL, uint
 
   if (N_RB_UL != 273) {
     a_segments = a_segments*N_RB_UL;
-    a_segments = a_segments/273;
+    a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
   }
 
   uint16_t ulsch_bytes = a_segments*1056;  // allocated bytes per segment
-
   ulsch = (NR_gNB_ULSCH_t *)malloc16(sizeof(NR_gNB_ULSCH_t));
 
   if (ulsch) {
@@ -438,7 +437,7 @@ uint32_t nr_ulsch_decoding(PHY_VARS_gNB *phy_vars_gNB,
 
   if (nb_rb != 273) {
     a_segments = a_segments*nb_rb;
-    a_segments = a_segments/273;
+    a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
   }
 
   if (harq_process->C > a_segments) {
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
index 1a6006c3ba..ff3fc086ce 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_dlsch_decoding.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void free_nr_ue_dlsch(NR_UE_DLSCH_t **dlschptr,uint8_t N_RB_DL)
   if (dlsch) {
     if (N_RB_DL != 273) {
       a_segments = a_segments*N_RB_DL;
-      a_segments = a_segments/273;
+      a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
     }  
  
 
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ uint32_t nr_dlsch_decoding(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *phy_vars_ue,
 
   if (nb_rb != 273) {
     a_segments = a_segments*nb_rb;
-    a_segments = a_segments/273;
+    a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
   }  
 
   if (harq_process->C > a_segments) {
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ uint32_t  nr_dlsch_decoding_mthread(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *phy_vars_ue,
 
   if (nb_rb != 273) {
     a_segments = a_segments*nb_rb;
-    a_segments = a_segments/273;
+    a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
   }  
 
   if (harq_process->C > a_segments) {
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ void nr_dlsch_decoding_process(void *arg)
 
   if (nb_rb != 273) {
     a_segments = a_segments*nb_rb;
-    a_segments = a_segments/273;
+    a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
   }  
 
   if (harq_process->C > a_segments) {
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_coding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_coding.c
index 4b36f91e69..82e8f784c0 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_coding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_coding.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void free_nr_ue_ulsch(NR_UE_ULSCH_t **ulschptr,unsigned char N_RB_UL)
 
   if (N_RB_UL != 273) {
     a_segments = a_segments*N_RB_UL;
-    a_segments = a_segments/273;
+    a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
   }  
 
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ NR_UE_ULSCH_t *new_nr_ue_ulsch(uint16_t N_RB_UL,
 
   if (N_RB_UL != 273) {
     a_segments = a_segments*N_RB_UL;
-    a_segments = a_segments/273;
+    a_segments = a_segments/273 +1;
   }  
 
   uint16_t ulsch_bytes = a_segments*1056;  // allocated bytes per segment