diff --git a/finn-rtllib/swg/swg_common.sv b/finn-rtllib/swg/swg_common.sv
index f2cdc333ca..c1d388550a 100644
--- a/finn-rtllib/swg/swg_common.sv
+++ b/finn-rtllib/swg/swg_common.sv
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ for (genvar e=0; e<DEPTH; e++)
 
 always @ (posedge clk) begin
     if (shift_enable) begin
-        for (int i=DEPTH-1; i>0; i--)
-            Data[i] <= Data[i-1];
+        if (DEPTH > 1) Data[DEPTH-1:1] <= Data[DEPTH-2:0];
         Data[0] <= shift_in;
     end
 end