diff --git a/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c b/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
index fed0ce420a..7ab6beadad 100644
--- a/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static void do_fpscr_check_status(CPUPPCState *env, uintptr_t raddr)
     }
     cs->exception_index = POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM;
     env->error_code = error | POWERPC_EXCP_FP;
-    env->fpscr |= error ? FP_FEX : 0;
+    env->fpscr |= FP_FEX;
     /* Deferred floating-point exception after target FPSCR update */
     if (fp_exceptions_enabled(env)) {
         raise_exception_err_ra(env, cs->exception_index,