diff --git a/qemu/target/mips/translate.c b/qemu/target/mips/translate.c
index f3437b57..e2c6681b 100644
--- a/qemu/target/mips/translate.c
+++ b/qemu/target/mips/translate.c
@@ -4971,12 +4971,11 @@ static void gen_mfhc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
     TCGContext *s = ctx->uc->tcg_ctx;
     const char *rn = "invalid";
 
-    CP0_CHECK(ctx->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_ELPA);
-
     switch (reg) {
     case 2:
         switch (sel) {
         case 0:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_ELPA);
             gen_mfhc0_entrylo(s, arg, offsetof(CPUMIPSState, CP0_EntryLo0));
             rn = "EntryLo0";
             break;
@@ -4987,6 +4986,7 @@ static void gen_mfhc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
     case 3:
         switch (sel) {
         case 0:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_ELPA);
             gen_mfhc0_entrylo(s, arg, offsetof(CPUMIPSState, CP0_EntryLo1));
             rn = "EntryLo1";
             break;
@@ -5042,12 +5042,11 @@ static void gen_mthc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
     const char *rn = "invalid";
     uint64_t mask = ctx->PAMask >> 36;
 
-    CP0_CHECK(ctx->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_ELPA);
-
     switch (reg) {
     case 2:
         switch (sel) {
         case 0:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_ELPA);
             tcg_gen_andi_tl(s, arg, arg, mask);
             gen_mthc0_entrylo(s, arg, offsetof(CPUMIPSState, CP0_EntryLo0));
             rn = "EntryLo0";
@@ -5059,6 +5058,7 @@ static void gen_mthc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
     case 3:
         switch (sel) {
         case 0:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_ELPA);
             tcg_gen_andi_tl(s, arg, arg, mask);
             gen_mthc0_entrylo(s, arg, offsetof(CPUMIPSState, CP0_EntryLo1));
             rn = "EntryLo1";