diff --git a/compiler/base/verilog.py b/compiler/base/verilog.py
index 205baeb7..9cfd7d7c 100644
--- a/compiler/base/verilog.py
+++ b/compiler/base/verilog.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class verilog:
                 self.vf.write("    wmask{0}_reg = wmask{0};\n".format(port))
             if self.num_spare_cols:
                 self.vf.write("    spare_wen{0}_reg = spare_wen{0};\n".format(port))
-            self.vf.write("    addr{0}_reg = addr{0};\n".format(port))
+        self.vf.write("    addr{0}_reg = addr{0};\n".format(port))
         if port in self.read_ports:
             self.add_write_read_checks(port)
 
@@ -190,15 +190,15 @@ class verilog:
         self.vf.write("  input   csb{0}; // active low chip select\n".format(port))
         if port in self.readwrite_ports:
             self.vf.write("  input  web{0}; // active low write control\n".format(port))
+
+        self.vf.write("  input [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0]  addr{0};\n".format(port))
+        if port in self.write_ports:
             if self.write_size:
                 self.vf.write("  input [NUM_WMASKS-1:0]   wmask{0}; // write mask\n".format(port))
             if self.num_spare_cols == 1:
                 self.vf.write("  input           spare_wen{0}; // spare mask\n".format(port))
             elif self.num_spare_cols > 1:
                 self.vf.write("  input [{1}:0]   spare_wen{0}; // spare mask\n".format(port, self.num_spare_cols-1))
-
-        self.vf.write("  input [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0]  addr{0};\n".format(port))
-        if port in self.write_ports:
             self.vf.write("  input [DATA_WIDTH-1:0]  din{0};\n".format(port))
         if port in self.read_ports:
             self.vf.write("  output [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] dout{0};\n".format(port))