diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.h b/target/arm/cpu.h
index c4bd22808c..ab18701277 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.h
@@ -2421,6 +2421,9 @@ static inline bool arm_is_el3_or_mon(CPUARMState *env)
 /* Return true if the processor is in secure state */
 static inline bool arm_is_secure(CPUARMState *env)
 {
+    if (arm_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_M)) {
+        return env->v7m.secure;
+    }
     if (arm_is_el3_or_mon(env)) {
         return true;
     }