diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 4ffc09909d..b0762a76c4 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -535,17 +535,15 @@ bool arm_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
     uint64_t hcr_el2 = arm_hcr_el2_eff(env);
     uint32_t target_el;
     uint32_t excp_idx;
-    bool ret = false;
+
+    /* The prioritization of interrupts is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED. */
 
     if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_FIQ) {
         excp_idx = EXCP_FIQ;
         target_el = arm_phys_excp_target_el(cs, excp_idx, cur_el, secure);
         if (arm_excp_unmasked(cs, excp_idx, target_el,
                               cur_el, secure, hcr_el2)) {
-            cs->exception_index = excp_idx;
-            env->exception.target_el = target_el;
-            cc->do_interrupt(cs);
-            ret = true;
+            goto found;
         }
     }
     if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) {
@@ -553,10 +551,7 @@ bool arm_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
         target_el = arm_phys_excp_target_el(cs, excp_idx, cur_el, secure);
         if (arm_excp_unmasked(cs, excp_idx, target_el,
                               cur_el, secure, hcr_el2)) {
-            cs->exception_index = excp_idx;
-            env->exception.target_el = target_el;
-            cc->do_interrupt(cs);
-            ret = true;
+            goto found;
         }
     }
     if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_VIRQ) {
@@ -564,10 +559,7 @@ bool arm_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
         target_el = 1;
         if (arm_excp_unmasked(cs, excp_idx, target_el,
                               cur_el, secure, hcr_el2)) {
-            cs->exception_index = excp_idx;
-            env->exception.target_el = target_el;
-            cc->do_interrupt(cs);
-            ret = true;
+            goto found;
         }
     }
     if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_VFIQ) {
@@ -575,14 +567,16 @@ bool arm_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
         target_el = 1;
         if (arm_excp_unmasked(cs, excp_idx, target_el,
                               cur_el, secure, hcr_el2)) {
-            cs->exception_index = excp_idx;
-            env->exception.target_el = target_el;
-            cc->do_interrupt(cs);
-            ret = true;
+            goto found;
         }
     }
+    return false;
 
-    return ret;
+ found:
+    cs->exception_index = excp_idx;
+    env->exception.target_el = target_el;
+    cc->do_interrupt(cs);
+    return true;
 }
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) || !defined(TARGET_AARCH64)