diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index d175c5e94f..7939c6b8ae 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ static void arm_cpu_reset(CPUState *s)
                               &env->vfp.fp_status);
     set_float_detect_tininess(float_tininess_before_rounding,
                               &env->vfp.standard_fp_status);
+    set_float_detect_tininess(float_tininess_before_rounding,
+                              &env->vfp.fp_status_f16);
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         kvm_arm_reset_vcpu(cpu);