diff --git a/target-alpha/translate.c b/target-alpha/translate.c
index 5e0647b034f76e1a2de825d4c6fb93816831cc0e..87813e7dd339f4eca2a9e246af8b5d970a47f743 100644
--- a/target-alpha/translate.c
+++ b/target-alpha/translate.c
@@ -2748,6 +2748,8 @@ CPUAlphaState * cpu_alpha_init (const char *cpu_model)
     env->ps = 0x1F00;
 #if defined (CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     env->ps |= 1 << 3;
+    cpu_alpha_store_fpcr(env, (FPCR_INVD | FPCR_DZED | FPCR_OVFD
+                               | FPCR_UNFD | FPCR_INED | FPCR_DNOD));
 #endif
     pal_init(env);
     /* Initialize IPR */