diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_subband_equalizer.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_subband_equalizer.vhd
index c2d73ece5a14d2129c3dc68483eabee5d979d3ca..80f954b2be49c1090be1d61b742033664b1726ed 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_subband_equalizer.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_subband_equalizer.vhd
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ BEGIN
       g_pipeline_mux_in    => 0,  -- parallel to serial section
       g_pipeline_mux_out   => 1,
       g_reverse_len        => c_sdp_N_pol,  -- = 2
-      g_data_w             => 16,
+      g_data_w             => g_raw_dat_w * c_nof_complex,
+      g_use_complex        => TRUE,
       g_signed             => TRUE
     )
     PORT MAP (