diff --git a/library/jesd204/axi_jesd204_common/jesd204_up_common.v b/library/jesd204/axi_jesd204_common/jesd204_up_common.v
index 5915fc4b1..5c5d571d2 100644
--- a/library/jesd204/axi_jesd204_common/jesd204_up_common.v
+++ b/library/jesd204/axi_jesd204_common/jesd204_up_common.v
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ always @(*) begin
   /* 0x32-0x34 reserver for future use */
 
   12'h080: up_rdata <= up_cfg_lanes_disable;
-  12'h081: up_rdata <= up_cfg_links_disable;
   /* 0x82-0x83 reserved for future lane disable bits (max 128 lanes) */
   12'h084: up_rdata <= {
     /* 24-31 */ 8'h00, /* Reserved for future extensions of octets_per_frame */
@@ -242,7 +241,6 @@ always @(*) begin
     /*    01 */ up_cfg_disable_char_replacement, /* Disable character replacement */
     /*    00 */ up_cfg_disable_scrambler /* Disable scrambler */
   };
-
   12'h086: up_rdata <= up_cfg_links_disable;
   /* 0x87-0x8f reserved for future use */
 
@@ -297,9 +295,6 @@ always @(posedge up_clk) begin
       12'h080: begin
         up_cfg_lanes_disable <= up_wdata[NUM_LANES-1:0];
       end
-      12'h081: begin
-        up_cfg_links_disable <= up_wdata[NUM_LINKS-1:0];
-      end
       12'h084: begin
         up_cfg_octets_per_frame <= up_wdata[23:16];
         up_cfg_beats_per_multiframe <= up_wdata[9:DATA_PATH_WIDTH];
diff --git a/library/jesd204/axi_jesd204_tx/jesd204_up_tx.v b/library/jesd204/axi_jesd204_tx/jesd204_up_tx.v
index d4416860c..41e4892b1 100644
--- a/library/jesd204/axi_jesd204_tx/jesd204_up_tx.v
+++ b/library/jesd204/axi_jesd204_tx/jesd204_up_tx.v
@@ -79,17 +79,14 @@ reg up_ctrl_manual_sync_request = 1'b0;
 wire [1:0] up_status_state;
 wire [NUM_LINKS-1:0] up_status_sync;
 
-genvar j;
-generate
-  for (j=0; j<NUM_LINKS; j=j+1) begin : SYNC_CDC
-    sync_bits i_cdc_sync (
-      .in(core_status_sync[j]),
-      .out_clk(up_clk),
-      .out_resetn(1'b1),
-      .out(up_status_sync[j])
-    );
-  end
-endgenerate
+sync_bits #(
+  .NUM_OF_BITS (NUM_LINKS))
+i_cdc_sync (
+  .in(core_status_sync),
+  .out_clk(up_clk),
+  .out_resetn(1'b1),
+  .out(up_status_sync)
+);
 
 sync_data #(
   .NUM_OF_BITS(2)
diff --git a/library/jesd204/tb/axi_jesd204_tx_regmap_tb.v b/library/jesd204/tb/axi_jesd204_tx_regmap_tb.v
index c5f36cee5..992fad2b7 100644
--- a/library/jesd204/tb/axi_jesd204_tx_regmap_tb.v
+++ b/library/jesd204/tb/axi_jesd204_tx_regmap_tb.v
@@ -240,16 +240,16 @@ module axi_jesd204_tx_tb;
     write_reg_and_update('h200, {NUM_LANES{1'b1}});
     check_all_registers();
 
-    /* Check links disable */
-    write_reg_and_update('h204, {NUM_LANES{1'b1}});
-    check_all_registers();
-
     /* Check JESD common config */
     write_reg_and_update('h210, 32'hff03ff);
     check_all_registers();
     write_reg_and_update('h214, 32'h03);
     check_all_registers();
 
+    /* Check links disable */
+    write_reg_and_update('h218, {NUM_LINKS{1'b1}});
+    check_all_registers();
+
     /* Check JESD TX configuration */
     write_reg_and_update('h240, 32'h07);
     check_all_registers();
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ module axi_jesd204_tx_tb;
 
     /* Should be read-only when core is out of reset */
     invert_register('h200);
-    invert_register('h204);
     invert_register('h210);
     invert_register('h214);
+    invert_register('h218);
     invert_register('h240);
     invert_register('h244);
     for (i = 0; i < NUM_LANES; i = i + 1) begin