diff --git a/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc b/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
index a1f29dc15..4febb068c 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/pf-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
@@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@ PfFfMacScheduler::RefreshUlCqiMaps(void)
 void
 PfFfMacScheduler::UpdateDlRlcBufferInfo (uint16_t rnti, uint8_t lcid, uint16_t size)
 {
+  size = size - 2; // remove the minimum RLC overhead
   std::map<LteFlowId_t, FfMacSchedSapProvider::SchedDlRlcBufferReqParameters>::iterator it;
   LteFlowId_t flow (rnti, lcid);
   it = m_rlcBufferReq.find (flow);
@@ -1176,7 +1177,7 @@ void
 PfFfMacScheduler::UpdateUlRlcBufferInfo (uint16_t rnti, uint16_t size)
 {
   
-  
+  size = size - 2; // remove the minimum RLC overhead
   std::map <uint16_t,uint32_t>::iterator it = m_ceBsrRxed.find (rnti);
   if (it!=m_ceBsrRxed.end ())
     {
diff --git a/src/lte/model/rr-ff-mac-scheduler.cc b/src/lte/model/rr-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
index 3d0d01adf..5e94a8676 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/rr-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/rr-ff-mac-scheduler.cc
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ RrFfMacScheduler::RefreshUlCqiMaps(void)
 void
 RrFfMacScheduler::UpdateDlRlcBufferInfo (uint16_t rnti, uint8_t lcid, uint16_t size)
 {
+  size = size - 2; // remove the minimum RLC overhead
   std::list<FfMacSchedSapProvider::SchedDlRlcBufferReqParameters>::iterator it;
   for (it = m_rlcBufferReq.begin (); it != m_rlcBufferReq.end (); it++)
     {
@@ -1006,7 +1007,7 @@ void
 RrFfMacScheduler::UpdateUlRlcBufferInfo (uint16_t rnti, uint16_t size)
 {
 
-  
+  size = size - 2; // remove the minimum RLC overhead
   std::map <uint16_t,uint32_t>::iterator it = m_ceBsrRxed.find (rnti);
   if (it!=m_ceBsrRxed.end ())
     {