diff --git a/target/riscv/translate.c b/target/riscv/translate.c
index 182649dcb6..772f9d7973 100644
--- a/target/riscv/translate.c
+++ b/target/riscv/translate.c
@@ -1213,6 +1213,7 @@ static void riscv_tr_init_disas_context(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cs)
     ctx->pm_base_enabled = FIELD_EX32(tb_flags, TB_FLAGS, PM_BASE_ENABLED);
     ctx->itrigger = FIELD_EX32(tb_flags, TB_FLAGS, ITRIGGER);
     ctx->zero = tcg_constant_tl(0);
+    ctx->virt_inst_excp = false;
 }
 
 static void riscv_tr_tb_start(DisasContextBase *db, CPUState *cpu)