diff --git a/src/isa/riscv64/exec/system.c b/src/isa/riscv64/exec/system.c
index 3c1ce62f3ab2595c4a6524f0b93735b1ec5829ed..d4ba0c395a840116c3f41b25d77437e47400f7f4 100644
--- a/src/isa/riscv64/exec/system.c
+++ b/src/isa/riscv64/exec/system.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ make_EHelper(priv) {
       mstatus->sie = mstatus->spie;
       mstatus->spie = 1;
       change_mode(mstatus->spp);
-      mstatus->mpp = MODE_U;
+      mstatus->spp = MODE_U;
       rtl_li(&s0, sepc->val);
       rtl_jr(&s0);
       cpu.lr = false;