diff --git a/target/mips/translate_init.c.inc b/target/mips/translate_init.c.inc
index 5a926bc6df..f72fee3b40 100644
--- a/target/mips/translate_init.c.inc
+++ b/target/mips/translate_init.c.inc
@@ -993,6 +993,10 @@ static void mvp_init(CPUMIPSState *env)
 {
     env->mvp = g_malloc0(sizeof(CPUMIPSMVPContext));
 
+    if (!ase_mt_available(env)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* MVPConf1 implemented, TLB sharable, no gating storage support,
        programmable cache partitioning implemented, number of allocatable
        and shareable TLB entries, MVP has allocatable TCs, 2 VPEs