diff --git a/target-mips/translate.c b/target-mips/translate.c
index e9b20d1af3..6d9c23c3d0 100644
--- a/target-mips/translate.c
+++ b/target-mips/translate.c
@@ -7697,6 +7697,7 @@ static void decode_opc (CPUState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
             break;
         case OPC_SYSCALL:
             generate_exception(ctx, EXCP_SYSCALL);
+            ctx->bstate = BS_STOP;
             break;
         case OPC_BREAK:
             generate_exception(ctx, EXCP_BREAK);