diff --git a/src/main/scala/uncore/tilelink2/WidthWidget.scala b/src/main/scala/uncore/tilelink2/WidthWidget.scala
index de646f6a..45530383 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/uncore/tilelink2/WidthWidget.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/uncore/tilelink2/WidthWidget.scala
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class TLWidthWidget(innerBeatBytes: Int) extends LazyModule
         out <> in
       } else if (edgeIn.manager.beatBytes > edgeOut.manager.beatBytes) {
         // split input to output
-        split(edgeIn, in, edgeOut, out)
+        split(edgeIn, Queue(in, 1, flow=true), edgeOut, out)
       } else {
         // merge input to output
         merge(edgeIn, in, edgeOut, out)