diff --git a/target/arm/mve_helper.c b/target/arm/mve_helper.c
index 1a4b2ef807..bc67b86e70 100644
--- a/target/arm/mve_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/mve_helper.c
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ static uint16_t mve_element_mask(CPUARMState *env)
          */
         int masklen = env->regs[14] << env->v7m.ltpsize;
         assert(masklen <= 16);
-        mask &= MAKE_64BIT_MASK(0, masklen);
+        uint16_t ltpmask = masklen ? MAKE_64BIT_MASK(0, masklen) : 0;
+        mask &= ltpmask;
     }
 
     if ((env->condexec_bits & 0xf) == 0) {