diff --git a/target/arm/tcg/hflags.c b/target/arm/tcg/hflags.c
index 616c5fa723..ea642384f5 100644
--- a/target/arm/tcg/hflags.c
+++ b/target/arm/tcg/hflags.c
@@ -306,6 +306,15 @@ static CPUARMTBFlags rebuild_hflags_a64(CPUARMState *env, int el, int fp_el,
                 && !(env->pstate & PSTATE_TCO)
                 && (sctlr & (el == 0 ? SCTLR_TCF0 : SCTLR_TCF))) {
                 DP_TBFLAG_A64(flags, MTE_ACTIVE, 1);
+                if (!EX_TBFLAG_A64(flags, UNPRIV)) {
+                    /*
+                     * In non-unpriv contexts (eg EL0), unpriv load/stores
+                     * act like normal ones; duplicate the MTE info to
+                     * avoid translate-a64.c having to check UNPRIV to see
+                     * whether it is OK to index into MTE_ACTIVE[].
+                     */
+                    DP_TBFLAG_A64(flags, MTE0_ACTIVE, 1);
+                }
             }
         }
         /* And again for unprivileged accesses, if required.  */