diff --git a/accel/tcg/translator.c b/accel/tcg/translator.c
index 86a1fe17a0..aa9f36aaa0 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/translator.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/translator.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ void translator_loop(CPUState *cpu, TranslationBlock *tb, int *max_insns,
     db->max_insns = *max_insns;
     db->singlestep_enabled = cflags & CF_SINGLE_STEP;
     db->insn_start = NULL;
+    db->fake_insn = false;
     db->host_addr[0] = host_pc;
     db->host_addr[1] = NULL;
     db->record_start = 0;
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ uint64_t translator_ldq(CPUArchState *env, DisasContextBase *db, vaddr pc)
 void translator_fake_ldb(DisasContextBase *db, vaddr pc, uint8_t insn8)
 {
     assert(pc >= db->pc_first);
+    db->fake_insn = true;
     record_save(db, pc, &insn8, sizeof(insn8));
     plugin_insn_append(pc, &insn8, sizeof(insn8));
 }
diff --git a/include/exec/translator.h b/include/exec/translator.h
index 4a86907ecc..70cef2c0be 100644
--- a/include/exec/translator.h
+++ b/include/exec/translator.h
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ typedef enum DisasJumpType {
  * @num_insns: Number of translated instructions (including current).
  * @max_insns: Maximum number of instructions to be translated in this TB.
  * @singlestep_enabled: "Hardware" single stepping enabled.
- * @saved_can_do_io: Known value of cpu->neg.can_do_io, or -1 for unknown.
  * @plugin_enabled: TCG plugin enabled in this TB.
+ * @fake_insn: True if translator_fake_ldb used.
  * @insn_start: The last op emitted by the insn_start hook,
  *              which is expected to be INDEX_op_insn_start.
  *
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ typedef struct DisasContextBase {
     int max_insns;
     bool singlestep_enabled;
     bool plugin_enabled;
+    bool fake_insn;
     struct TCGOp *insn_start;
     void *host_addr[2];