diff --git a/src/tbf_dl.cpp b/src/tbf_dl.cpp
index 6d4209f1..7540d1b3 100644
--- a/src/tbf_dl.cpp
+++ b/src/tbf_dl.cpp
@@ -609,8 +609,12 @@ struct msgb *gprs_rlcmac_dl_tbf::create_dl_acked_block(
 		num_bsns += 1;
 	}
 
-	if (num_bsns == 1)
-		cs.decToSingleBlock(&need_padding);
+	if (num_bsns == 1) {
+		/* TODO: remove the conditional when MCS-6 padding isn't
+		 * failing to be decoded by MEs anymore */
+		if (cs != GprsCodingScheme(GprsCodingScheme::MCS8))
+			cs.decToSingleBlock(&need_padding);
+	}
 
 	gprs_rlc_data_info_init_dl(&rlc, cs, need_padding);
 
diff --git a/tests/tbf/TbfTest.err b/tests/tbf/TbfTest.err
index e0027386..77966595 100644
--- a/tests/tbf/TbfTest.err
+++ b/tests/tbf/TbfTest.err
@@ -4886,10 +4886,11 @@ Complete DL frame for TBF(TFI=0 TLLI=0xffeeddcc DIR=DL STATE=FLOW EGPRS)len=56
 data block (BSN 0, MCS-8): 14 71 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 43 c0 01 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 
 - Restarting at BSN 0, because all blocks have been transmitted (FLOW).
 - Copying data unit 0 (BSN 0)
+- Copying data unit 1 (BSN 0)
 - Scheduling Ack/Nack polling, because is was requested explicitly (e.g. first final block sent).
 Polling is already scheduled for TBF(TFI=0 TLLI=0xffeeddcc DIR=DL STATE=FLOW EGPRS)
-msg block (BSN 0, MCS-6, padded): 07 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 45 5c 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 c0 10 70 c0 ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca 0a 
-Sending data request: trx=0 ts=4 sapi=5 arfcn=0 fn=4 block=1 data=07 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 45 5c 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 c0 10 70 c0 ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca 0a 
+msg block (BSN 0, MCS-8): 07 00 00 00 60 50 c4 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 0c 01 07 ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac 40 11 17 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 04 1c b0 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 02 
+Sending data request: trx=0 ts=4 sapi=5 arfcn=0 fn=4 block=1 data=07 00 00 00 60 50 c4 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 0c 01 07 ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac 40 11 17 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 04 1c b0 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 02 
 TBF(TFI=0 TLLI=0xffeeddcc DIR=DL STATE=FLOW EGPRS) append
 Received RTS for PDCH: TRX=0 TS=4 FN=8 block_nr=2 scheduling free USF for polling at FN=13 of TBF(TFI=0 TLLI=0xffeeddcc DIR=DL STATE=FLOW EGPRS)
 Scheduling data message at RTS for DL TFI=0 (TRX=0, TS=4) prio=3
@@ -4959,10 +4960,11 @@ Complete DL frame for TBF(TFI=0 TLLI=0xffeeddcc DIR=DL STATE=FLOW EGPRS)len=30
 data block (BSN 8, MCS-8): 48 3d 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 43 c0 01 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 2b 
 - Restarting at BSN 0, because all blocks have been transmitted (FLOW).
 - Copying data unit 0 (BSN 8)
+- Copying data unit 1 (BSN 8)
 - Scheduling Ack/Nack polling, because is was requested explicitly (e.g. first final block sent).
 Polling is already scheduled for TBF(TFI=0 TLLI=0xffeeddcc DIR=DL STATE=FLOW EGPRS)
-msg block (BSN 8, MCS-6, padded): 07 00 02 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 52 4f 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 c0 10 70 c0 ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca 0a 
-Sending data request: trx=0 ts=4 sapi=5 arfcn=0 fn=26 block=6 data=07 00 02 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 52 4f 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 c0 10 70 c0 ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca 0a 
+msg block (BSN 8, MCS-8): 07 00 02 00 60 20 f5 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 0c 01 07 ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac 80 d4 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 04 1c b0 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 02 
+Sending data request: trx=0 ts=4 sapi=5 arfcn=0 fn=26 block=6 data=07 00 02 00 60 20 f5 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 0c 01 07 ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac 80 d4 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 04 1c b0 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 02 
 TBF(TFI=0 TLLI=0xffeeddcc DIR=DL STATE=FLOW EGPRS) downlink acknowledge
 - Final ACK received.
 TBF(TFI=0 TLLI=0xffeeddcc DIR=DL STATE=FLOW EGPRS) changes state from FLOW to WAIT RELEASE