diff --git a/target/riscv/pmp.c b/target/riscv/pmp.c
index d4f1007109..0e6b640fbd 100644
--- a/target/riscv/pmp.c
+++ b/target/riscv/pmp.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ bool pmp_hart_has_privs(CPURISCVState *env, target_ulong addr,
 {
     int i = 0;
     int ret = -1;
+    int pmp_size = 0;
     target_ulong s = 0;
     target_ulong e = 0;
     pmp_priv_t allowed_privs = 0;
@@ -232,11 +233,21 @@ bool pmp_hart_has_privs(CPURISCVState *env, target_ulong addr,
         return true;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * if size is unknown (0), assume that all bytes
+     * from addr to the end of the page will be accessed.
+     */
+    if (size == 0) {
+        pmp_size = -(addr | TARGET_PAGE_MASK);
+    } else {
+        pmp_size = size;
+    }
+
     /* 1.10 draft priv spec states there is an implicit order
          from low to high */
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_RISCV_PMPS; i++) {
         s = pmp_is_in_range(env, i, addr);
-        e = pmp_is_in_range(env, i, addr + size - 1);
+        e = pmp_is_in_range(env, i, addr + pmp_size - 1);
 
         /* partially inside */
         if ((s + e) == 1) {