diff --git a/software/apps/baseline/matmul/main.c b/software/apps/baseline/matmul/main.c
index 09a56bb1f..0d8e61ffb 100644
--- a/software/apps/baseline/matmul/main.c
+++ b/software/apps/baseline/matmul/main.c
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ int main() {
 
   // Initial setup
   int32_t *round_barrier = (int32_t *)(core_id * SEQ_MEM_SIZE);
-  if (core_id != 0) {
-    *round_barrier = 0;
-  }
+  // if (core_id != 0) {
+  *round_barrier = 0;
+  // }
 
   // Initialize img
   if (core_id == 0) {