diff --git a/drivers/baseband/acc100/rte_acc100_pmd.c b/drivers/baseband/acc100/rte_acc100_pmd.c
index 81bae4d695..e47f7d68c2 100644
--- a/drivers/baseband/acc100/rte_acc100_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/baseband/acc100/rte_acc100_pmd.c
@@ -1370,17 +1370,23 @@ acc100_fcw_ld_fill(struct rte_bbdev_dec_op *op, struct acc100_fcw_ld *fcw,
 	harq_index = hq_index(op->ldpc_dec.harq_combined_output.offset);
 #ifdef ACC100_EXT_MEM
 	/* Limit cases when HARQ pruning is valid */
+#ifdef ACC100_HARQ_PRUNING_OPTIMIZATION
 	harq_prun = ((op->ldpc_dec.harq_combined_output.offset %
-			ACC100_HARQ_OFFSET) == 0) &&
-			(op->ldpc_dec.harq_combined_output.offset <= UINT16_MAX
-			* ACC100_HARQ_OFFSET);
+			ACC100_HARQ_OFFSET) == 0);
+#endif
 #endif
 	if (fcw->hcin_en > 0) {
 		harq_in_length = op->ldpc_dec.harq_combined_input.length;
 		if (fcw->hcin_decomp_mode > 0)
 			harq_in_length = harq_in_length * 8 / 6;
-		harq_in_length = RTE_ALIGN(harq_in_length, 64);
-		if ((harq_layout[harq_index].offset > 0) & harq_prun) {
+		harq_in_length = RTE_MIN(harq_in_length, op->ldpc_dec.n_cb
+				- op->ldpc_dec.n_filler);
+		/* Alignment on next 64B - Already enforced from HC output */
+		harq_in_length = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(harq_in_length, 64);
+		/* Stronger alignment requirement when in decompression mode */
+		if (fcw->hcin_decomp_mode > 0)
+			harq_in_length = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(harq_in_length, 256);
+		if ((harq_layout[harq_index].offset > 0) && harq_prun) {
 			rte_bbdev_log_debug("HARQ IN offset unexpected for now\n");
 			fcw->hcin_size0 = harq_layout[harq_index].size0;
 			fcw->hcin_offset = harq_layout[harq_index].offset;
@@ -1455,6 +1461,7 @@ acc101_fcw_ld_fill(struct rte_bbdev_dec_op *op, struct acc100_fcw_ld *fcw,
 	uint16_t harq_out_length, harq_in_length, ncb_p, k0_p, parity_offset;
 	uint32_t harq_index;
 	uint32_t l;
+	bool harq_prun = false;
 
 	fcw->qm = op->ldpc_dec.q_m;
 	fcw->nfiller = op->ldpc_dec.n_filler;
@@ -1500,6 +1507,13 @@ acc101_fcw_ld_fill(struct rte_bbdev_dec_op *op, struct acc100_fcw_ld *fcw,
 	fcw->llr_pack_mode = check_bit(op->ldpc_dec.op_flags,
 			RTE_BBDEV_LDPC_LLR_COMPRESSION);
 	harq_index = hq_index(op->ldpc_dec.harq_combined_output.offset);
+	#ifdef ACC100_EXT_MEM
+	/* Limit cases when HARQ pruning is valid */
+#ifdef ACC101_HARQ_PRUNING_OPTIMIZATION
+	harq_prun = ((op->ldpc_dec.harq_combined_output.offset %
+			ACC101_HARQ_OFFSET) == 0);
+#endif
+#endif
 	if (fcw->hcin_en > 0) {
 		harq_in_length = op->ldpc_dec.harq_combined_input.length;
 		if (fcw->hcin_decomp_mode > 0)
@@ -1508,9 +1522,17 @@ acc101_fcw_ld_fill(struct rte_bbdev_dec_op *op, struct acc100_fcw_ld *fcw,
 				- op->ldpc_dec.n_filler);
 		/* Alignment on next 64B - Already enforced from HC output */
 		harq_in_length = RTE_ALIGN_FLOOR(harq_in_length, 64);
-		fcw->hcin_size0 = harq_in_length;
-		fcw->hcin_offset = 0;
-		fcw->hcin_size1 = 0;
+		if ((harq_layout[harq_index].offset > 0) && harq_prun) {
+			rte_bbdev_log_debug("HARQ IN offset unexpected for now\n");
+			fcw->hcin_size0 = harq_layout[harq_index].size0;
+			fcw->hcin_offset = harq_layout[harq_index].offset;
+			fcw->hcin_size1 = harq_in_length -
+					harq_layout[harq_index].offset;
+		} else {
+			fcw->hcin_size0 = harq_in_length;
+			fcw->hcin_offset = 0;
+			fcw->hcin_size1 = 0;
+		}
 	} else {
 		fcw->hcin_size0 = 0;
 		fcw->hcin_offset = 0;
@@ -1551,9 +1573,17 @@ acc101_fcw_ld_fill(struct rte_bbdev_dec_op *op, struct acc100_fcw_ld *fcw,
 		harq_out_length = RTE_MIN(harq_out_length, ncb_p);
 		/* Alignment on next 64B */
 		harq_out_length = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(harq_out_length, 64);
-		fcw->hcout_size0 = harq_out_length;
-		fcw->hcout_size1 = 0;
-		fcw->hcout_offset = 0;
+		if ((k0_p > fcw->hcin_size0 + ACC100_HARQ_OFFSET_THRESHOLD) &&
+				harq_prun) {
+			fcw->hcout_size0 = (uint16_t) fcw->hcin_size0;
+			fcw->hcout_offset = k0_p & 0xFFC0;
+			fcw->hcout_size1 = harq_out_length - fcw->hcout_offset;
+		} else {
+			fcw->hcout_size0 = harq_out_length;
+			fcw->hcout_size1 = 0;
+			fcw->hcout_offset = 0;
+		}
+
 		harq_layout[harq_index].offset = fcw->hcout_offset;
 		harq_layout[harq_index].size0 = fcw->hcout_size0;
 	} else {
