diff --git a/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/otp_ctrl_if.sv b/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/otp_ctrl_if.sv
index bfd43e0766810..6c1d60ea19ef4 100644
--- a/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/otp_ctrl_if.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/otp_ctrl_if.sv
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ interface otp_ctrl_if(input clk_i, input rst_ni);
                        (pwr_otp_idle_o == 0 || $rose(lc_prog_err)) within lc_prog_req[*1:$])
 
   // During fatal alert, check if otp outputs revert back to default value.
-  // Wait two clock cycles until error propogates to each FSM states and regs.
+  // Wait three clock cycles until error propogates to each FSM states and regs.
   `define OTP_FATAL_ERR_ASSERT(NAME, SEQ) \
-    `ASSERT(FatalErr``NAME``, alert_reqs |-> ##2 SEQ)
+    `ASSERT(FatalErr``NAME``, alert_reqs |-> ##3 SEQ)
 
   `OTP_FATAL_ERR_ASSERT(LcDataValid_A, lc_data_o.valid == 0 && lc_data_o.error == 1)
   `OTP_FATAL_ERR_ASSERT(LcDataState_A, lc_data_o.state ==
diff --git a/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/rtl/otp_ctrl.sv b/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/rtl/otp_ctrl.sv
index c6cbd5a491306..848fab4237ba0 100644
--- a/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/rtl/otp_ctrl.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/rtl/otp_ctrl.sv
@@ -1292,7 +1292,22 @@ end
   // Output complete hardware config partition.
   // Actual mapping to other IPs is done via the intersignal topgen feature,
   // selection of fields can be done using the otp_hw_cfg_t struct fields.
-  assign otp_broadcast_o = named_broadcast_assign(part_init_done, part_buf_data);
+  otp_broadcast_t otp_broadcast;
+  assign otp_broadcast = named_broadcast_assign(part_init_done, part_buf_data);
+
+  // Make sure the broadcast valid is flopped before sending it out.
+  lc_ctrl_pkg::lc_tx_t otp_broadcast_valid_q;
+  prim_lc_sender u_prim_lc_sender_otp_broadcast_valid (
+    .clk_i,
+    .rst_ni,
+    .lc_en_i(otp_broadcast.valid),
+    .lc_en_o(otp_broadcast_valid_q)
+  );
+
+  always_comb begin : p_broadcast_valid
+    otp_broadcast_o       = otp_broadcast;
+    otp_broadcast_o.valid = otp_broadcast_valid_q;
+  end
 
   // Root keys
   logic otp_keymgr_key_valid_d, otp_keymgr_key_valid_q; // need to latch valid