diff --git a/lib/CPUs/MIPS/src/core/mips_pipeline.vhd b/lib/CPUs/MIPS/src/core/mips_pipeline.vhd
index 987dd9d..a3d9edf 100644
--- a/lib/CPUs/MIPS/src/core/mips_pipeline.vhd
+++ b/lib/CPUs/MIPS/src/core/mips_pipeline.vhd
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ proc_stage_reset:
 	end process;
 
 proc_stage_pc:
-	process(pc, c0_ctrl_in)
+	process(pc)
 	begin
-		if pc.is_branch then
+		if pc.branch_take = '1' then
 			pc.curr	<= pc.pc_branch after 2 ns;
 		else
 			pc.curr	<= pc.nxt after 2 ns;
@@ -310,25 +310,19 @@ proc_stage_branch:
 	process(clk_2)
 	begin
 		if rising_edge(clk_2) and branch_ce = '1' then
-			pc.is_branch	<= false;
+			pc.branch_take	<= '0';
 			if EX_stage.ctrl.branch = '1' then
 
 				case EX_stage.ctrl.bc_src is
 
 				when bc_eq_ne =>
-					if (EX_stage.ctrl.bc_not xor bcu_flags.eq) = '1' then
-						pc.is_branch <= true;
-					end if;
+					pc.branch_take <= EX_stage.ctrl.bc_not xor bcu_flags.eq;
 
 				when bc_lez_gtz =>
-					if (EX_stage.ctrl.bc_not xor (bcu_flags.eq or bcu_flags.ltz)) = '1' then
-						pc.is_branch <= true;
-					end if;
+					pc.branch_take <= EX_stage.ctrl.bc_not xor (bcu_flags.eq or bcu_flags.ltz);
 
 				when bc_ltz_gez =>
-					if (EX_stage.ctrl.bc_not xor bcu_flags.ltz) = '1' then
-						pc.is_branch <= true;
-					end if;
+					pc.branch_take <= EX_stage.ctrl.bc_not xor bcu_flags.ltz;
 
 				when others => null;
 				end case;
diff --git a/lib/CPUs/MIPS/src/core/mips_types.vhd b/lib/CPUs/MIPS/src/core/mips_types.vhd
index 915a46e..b4565a5 100644
--- a/lib/CPUs/MIPS/src/core/mips_types.vhd
+++ b/lib/CPUs/MIPS/src/core/mips_types.vhd
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ package mips_types is
 		last			: word_t;
 		nxt				: word_t;
 		pc_branch		: word_t;
-		is_branch		: boolean;
+		branch_take		: std_logic;
 	end record;
 	
 	type alu_outsel_t is