diff --git a/target/arm/tcg/vec_helper.c b/target/arm/tcg/vec_helper.c
index b05922b425..7b34cc98af 100644
--- a/target/arm/tcg/vec_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/tcg/vec_helper.c
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ void HELPER(gvec_fcmlah_idx)(void *vd, void *vn, void *vm, void *va,
     intptr_t index = extract32(desc, SIMD_DATA_SHIFT + 2, 2);
     uint32_t neg_real = flip ^ neg_imag;
     intptr_t elements = opr_sz / sizeof(float16);
-    intptr_t eltspersegment = 16 / sizeof(float16);
+    intptr_t eltspersegment = MIN(16 / sizeof(float16), elements);
     intptr_t i, j;
 
     /* Shift boolean to the sign bit so we can xor to negate.  */
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ void HELPER(gvec_fcmlas_idx)(void *vd, void *vn, void *vm, void *va,
     intptr_t index = extract32(desc, SIMD_DATA_SHIFT + 2, 2);
     uint32_t neg_real = flip ^ neg_imag;
     intptr_t elements = opr_sz / sizeof(float32);
-    intptr_t eltspersegment = 16 / sizeof(float32);
+    intptr_t eltspersegment = MIN(16 / sizeof(float32), elements);
     intptr_t i, j;
 
     /* Shift boolean to the sign bit so we can xor to negate.  */