diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/translate.c b/target/mips/tcg/translate.c
index 2f2d707a12..4c4bd0823d 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/translate.c
@@ -12173,12 +12173,16 @@ enum {
 #include "nanomips_translate.c.inc"
 
 /* MIPSDSP functions. */
-static void gen_mipsdsp_ld(DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t opc,
-                           int rd, int base, int offset)
+
+/* Indexed load is not for DSP only */
+static void gen_mips_lx(DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t opc,
+                        int rd, int base, int offset)
 {
     TCGv t0;
 
-    check_dsp(ctx);
+    if (!(ctx->insn_flags & INSN_OCTEON)) {
+        check_dsp(ctx);
+    }
     t0 = tcg_temp_new();
 
     if (base == 0) {
@@ -14523,7 +14527,7 @@ static void decode_opc_special3_legacy(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
         case OPC_LBUX:
         case OPC_LHX:
         case OPC_LWX:
-            gen_mipsdsp_ld(ctx, op2, rd, rs, rt);
+            gen_mips_lx(ctx, op2, rd, rs, rt);
             break;
         default:            /* Invalid */
             MIPS_INVAL("MASK LX");