diff --git a/qemu/target/riscv/translate.c b/qemu/target/riscv/translate.c
index 3b6b3544..2ed31178 100644
--- a/qemu/target/riscv/translate.c
+++ b/qemu/target/riscv/translate.c
@@ -769,7 +769,6 @@ static void decode_opc(CPURISCVState *env, DisasContext *ctx, uint16_t opcode)
                              translator_lduw(tcg_ctx, env, ctx->base.pc_next + 2));
         ctx->pc_succ_insn = ctx->base.pc_next + 4;
         if (!decode_insn32(ctx, opcode32)) {
-            ctx->pc_succ_insn = ctx->base.pc_next - 4;
             gen_exception_illegal(ctx);
         }
     }