diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/expected_synth.yml b/.gitlab-ci/expected_synth.yml
index 6b625c19c0..5bf849df98 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/expected_synth.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/expected_synth.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 cv32a6_embedded:
-  gates: 120239
+  gates: 119508
diff --git a/core/cache_subsystem/wt_dcache.sv b/core/cache_subsystem/wt_dcache.sv
index e3a7c321b5..fd4aa62b80 100644
--- a/core/cache_subsystem/wt_dcache.sv
+++ b/core/cache_subsystem/wt_dcache.sv
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ module wt_dcache
   // read controllers (LD unit and PTW/MMU)
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-  // 0 is used by MMU, 1 by READ and 2 by WRITE access requests
+  // 0 is used by MMU, 1 by READ access requests
   for (genvar k = 0; k < NumPorts - 1; k++) begin : gen_rd_ports
     // set these to high prio ports
-    if (k != 0 || MMU_PRESENT) begin
+    if ((k==0 && MMU_PRESENT) || (k==1) || (k==2 && CVA6Cfg.EnableAccelerator)) begin
       assign rd_prio[k] = 1'b1;
       wt_dcache_ctrl #(
           .CVA6Cfg(CVA6Cfg),
@@ -211,22 +211,22 @@ module wt_dcache
           .rd_hit_oh_i    (rd_hit_oh)
       );
     end else begin
-      assign rd_prio[0] = 1'b0;
-      assign req_ports_o[0] = '0;
-      assign miss_req[0] = 1'b0;
-      assign miss_we[0] = 1'b0;
-      assign miss_wdata[0] = {{riscv::XLEN}{1'b0}};
-      assign miss_wuser[0] = {{DCACHE_USER_WIDTH}{1'b0}};
-      assign miss_vld_bits_o[0] = {{DCACHE_SET_ASSOC}{1'b0}};
-      assign miss_paddr[0] = {{riscv::PLEN}{1'b0}};
-      assign miss_nc[0] = 1'b0;
-      assign miss_size[0] = 3'b0;
-      assign miss_id[0] = {{CACHE_ID_WIDTH}{1'b0}};
-      assign rd_tag[0] = {{DCACHE_TAG_WIDTH}{1'b0}};
-      assign rd_idx[0] = {{DCACHE_CL_IDX_WIDTH}{1'b0}};
-      assign rd_off[0] = {{DCACHE_OFFSET_WIDTH}{1'b0}};
-      assign rd_req[0] = 1'b0;
-      assign rd_tag_only[0] = 1'b0;
+      assign rd_prio[k] = 1'b0;
+      assign req_ports_o[k] = '0;
+      assign miss_req[k] = 1'b0;
+      assign miss_we[k] = 1'b0;
+      assign miss_wdata[k] = {{riscv::XLEN}{1'b0}};
+      assign miss_wuser[k] = {{DCACHE_USER_WIDTH}{1'b0}};
+      assign miss_vld_bits_o[k] = {{DCACHE_SET_ASSOC}{1'b0}};
+      assign miss_paddr[k] = {{riscv::PLEN}{1'b0}};
+      assign miss_nc[k] = 1'b0;
+      assign miss_size[k] = 3'b0;
+      assign miss_id[k] = {{CACHE_ID_WIDTH}{1'b0}};
+      assign rd_tag[k] = {{DCACHE_TAG_WIDTH}{1'b0}};
+      assign rd_idx[k] = {{DCACHE_CL_IDX_WIDTH}{1'b0}};
+      assign rd_off[k] = {{DCACHE_OFFSET_WIDTH}{1'b0}};
+      assign rd_req[k] = 1'b0;
+      assign rd_tag_only[k] = 1'b0;
     end
   end