diff --git a/libraries/base/common/src/vhdl/common_pulse_delay.vhd b/libraries/base/common/src/vhdl/common_pulse_delay.vhd
index 19653c95fda86f88f6e705874ce608e03cd36ec7..e91b76cdde9d5a70fd5f1dde31a29d47bd0a0500 100644
--- a/libraries/base/common/src/vhdl/common_pulse_delay.vhd
+++ b/libraries/base/common/src/vhdl/common_pulse_delay.vhd
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ BEGIN
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   u_common_counter : ENTITY work.common_counter
   GENERIC MAP (
-    g_width => c_pulse_delay_max_width
+    g_width => c_pulse_delay_max_width,
+    g_init  => 1
   )
   PORT MAP (
     clk      => clk,