diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
index 064857a8e3..d353ab9e3f 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_dl_handler.c
@@ -980,8 +980,15 @@ void dl_rrc_message_transfer(const f1ap_dl_rrc_message_t *dl_rrc)
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&mac->sched_lock);
     nr_rlc_remove_ue(dl_rrc->gNB_DU_ue_id);
     nr_rlc_update_id(*dl_rrc->old_gNB_DU_ue_id, dl_rrc->gNB_DU_ue_id);
-    /* 38.331 clause 5.3.7.4: apply the specified configuration defined in 9.2.1 for SRB1 */
-    nr_rlc_reconfigure_entity(dl_rrc->gNB_DU_ue_id, 1, NULL);
+    /* 38.331 clause 5.3.7.4: apply gNB RLC configuration for SRB1 to match the UE RLC configuration defined in 9.2.1 */
+    nr_rlc_configuration_t rlc_configuration = mac->rlc_config; // use configuration file values for timers t_poll_retransmit, t_reassembly and t_status_prohibit
+    rlc_configuration.srb.poll_pdu = -1;
+    rlc_configuration.srb.poll_byte = -1;
+    rlc_configuration.srb.max_retx_threshold = 8;
+    rlc_configuration.srb.sn_field_length = 12;
+    NR_RLC_Config_t *rlc_Config = nr_srb_config(&rlc_configuration);
+    nr_rlc_reconfigure_entity(dl_rrc->gNB_DU_ue_id, 1, rlc_Config);
+    ASN_STRUCT_FREE(asn_DEF_NR_RLC_Config, rlc_Config);
     instance_t f1inst = get_f1_gtp_instance();
     if (f1inst >= 0) // we actually use F1-U
       gtpv1u_update_ue_id(f1inst, *dl_rrc->old_gNB_DU_ue_id, dl_rrc->gNB_DU_ue_id);