diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
index 0bbfb7f48b..a45b05ef83 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ bool riscv_cpu_tlb_fill(CPUState *cs, vaddr address, int size,
                   " prot %d\n", __func__, address, ret, pa, prot);
 
     if (riscv_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_PMP) &&
+        (ret == TRANSLATE_SUCCESS) &&
         !pmp_hart_has_privs(env, pa, TARGET_PAGE_SIZE, 1 << access_type)) {
         ret = TRANSLATE_FAIL;
     }