diff --git a/target/arm/mte_helper.c b/target/arm/mte_helper.c
index 724175210b..e09b7e46a2 100644
--- a/target/arm/mte_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/mte_helper.c
@@ -84,10 +84,8 @@ static uint8_t *allocation_tag_mem(CPUARMState *env, int ptr_mmu_idx,
     uintptr_t index;
 
     if (!(flags & (ptr_access == MMU_DATA_STORE ? PAGE_WRITE_ORG : PAGE_READ))) {
-        /* SIGSEGV */
-        arm_cpu_tlb_fill(env_cpu(env), ptr, ptr_size, ptr_access,
-                         ptr_mmu_idx, false, ra);
-        g_assert_not_reached();
+        cpu_loop_exit_sigsegv(env_cpu(env), ptr, ptr_access,
+                              !(flags & PAGE_VALID), ra);
     }
 
     /* Require both MAP_ANON and PROT_MTE for the page. */