diff --git a/cores/axis_pps_counter_v1_0/axis_pps_counter.v b/cores/axis_pps_counter_v1_0/axis_pps_counter.v
index d21461560..a738c541d 100644
--- a/cores/axis_pps_counter_v1_0/axis_pps_counter.v
+++ b/cores/axis_pps_counter_v1_0/axis_pps_counter.v
@@ -17,11 +17,23 @@ module axis_pps_counter #
   output wire                        m_axis_tvalid
 );
 
-  reg [CNTR_WIDTH-1:0] int_cntr_reg, int_cntr_next;
-  reg int_enbl_reg, int_enbl_next;
-  reg [2:0] int_data_reg;
-
-  wire int_edge_wire;
+  reg [CNTR_WIDTH-1:0] int_cntr_reg;
+  reg int_enbl_reg;
+  reg [1:0] int_data_reg;
+
+  wire int_edge_wire, int_pps_wire;
+
+  xpm_cdc_single #(
+    .DEST_SYNC_FF(4),
+    .INIT_SYNC_FF(0),
+    .SRC_INPUT_REG(0),
+    .SIM_ASSERT_CHK(0)
+  ) cdc_0 (
+    .src_in(pps_data),
+    .src_clk(),
+    .dest_out(int_pps_wire),
+    .dest_clk(aclk)
+  );
 
   always @(posedge aclk)
   begin
@@ -29,33 +41,17 @@ module axis_pps_counter #
     begin
       int_cntr_reg <= {(CNTR_WIDTH){1'b0}};
       int_enbl_reg <= 1'b0;
-      int_data_reg <= 3'd0;
+      int_data_reg <= 2'd0;
     end
     else
     begin
-      int_cntr_reg <= int_cntr_next;
-      int_enbl_reg <= int_enbl_next;
-      int_data_reg <= {int_data_reg[1:0], pps_data};
+      int_cntr_reg <= int_edge_wire ? {(CNTR_WIDTH){1'b0}} : int_cntr_reg + 1'b1;
+      int_enbl_reg <= int_edge_wire ? 1'b1 : int_enbl_reg;
+      int_data_reg <= {int_data_reg[0], ~int_pps_wire};
     end
   end
 
-  assign int_edge_wire = ~int_data_reg[2] & int_data_reg[1];
-
-  always @*
-  begin
-    int_cntr_next = int_cntr_reg + 1'b1;
-    int_enbl_next = int_enbl_reg;
-
-    if(~int_enbl_reg & int_edge_wire)
-    begin
-      int_enbl_next = 1'b1;
-    end
-
-    if(int_edge_wire)
-    begin
-      int_cntr_next = {(CNTR_WIDTH){1'b0}};
-    end
-  end
+  assign int_edge_wire = int_data_reg[1] & ~int_data_reg[0];
 
   assign m_axis_tdata = {{(AXIS_TDATA_WIDTH-CNTR_WIDTH){1'b0}}, int_cntr_reg};
   assign m_axis_tvalid = int_enbl_reg & int_edge_wire;