diff --git a/target/mips/translate.c b/target/mips/translate.c
index cae4ac0819..e0eb7e4cd4 100644
--- a/target/mips/translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/translate.c
@@ -1927,6 +1927,36 @@ static inline void check_xnp(DisasContext *ctx)
     }
 }
 
+/*
+ * This code generates a "reserved instruction" exception if the
+ * Config3 MT bit is NOT set.
+ */
+static inline void check_mt(DisasContext *ctx)
+{
+    if (unlikely(!(ctx->CP0_Config3 & (1 << CP0C3_MT)))) {
+        generate_exception_end(ctx, EXCP_RI);
+    }
+}
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+/*
+ * This code generates a "coprocessor unusable" exception if CP0 is not
+ * available, and, if that is not the case, generates a "reserved instruction"
+ * exception if the Config5 MT bit is NOT set. This is needed for availability
+ * control of some of MT ASE instructions.
+ */
+static inline void check_cp0_mt(DisasContext *ctx)
+{
+    if (unlikely(!(ctx->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_CP0))) {
+        generate_exception_err(ctx, EXCP_CpU, 0);
+    } else {
+        if (unlikely(!(ctx->CP0_Config3 & (1 << CP0C3_MT)))) {
+            generate_exception_err(ctx, EXCP_RI, 0);
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 
 /* Define small wrappers for gen_load_fpr* so that we have a uniform
    calling interface for 32 and 64-bit FPRs.  No sense in changing
@@ -8595,7 +8625,7 @@ static void gen_cp0 (CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t opc, int rt,
         opn = "mthc0";
         break;
     case OPC_MFTR:
-        check_insn(ctx, ASE_MT);
+        check_cp0_enabled(ctx);
         if (rd == 0) {
             /* Treat as NOP. */
             return;
@@ -8605,7 +8635,7 @@ static void gen_cp0 (CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t opc, int rt,
         opn = "mftr";
         break;
     case OPC_MTTR:
-        check_insn(ctx, ASE_MT);
+        check_cp0_enabled(ctx);
         gen_mttr(env, ctx, rd, rt, (ctx->opcode >> 5) & 1,
                  ctx->opcode & 0x7, (ctx->opcode >> 4) & 1);
         opn = "mttr";
@@ -21962,7 +21992,7 @@ static void decode_opc_special3(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
         gen_rdhwr(ctx, rt, rd, extract32(ctx->opcode, 6, 3));
         break;
     case OPC_FORK:
-        check_insn(ctx, ASE_MT);
+        check_mt(ctx);
         {
             TCGv t0 = tcg_temp_new();
             TCGv t1 = tcg_temp_new();
@@ -21975,7 +22005,7 @@ static void decode_opc_special3(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
         }
         break;
     case OPC_YIELD:
-        check_insn(ctx, ASE_MT);
+        check_mt(ctx);
         {
             TCGv t0 = tcg_temp_new();
 
@@ -23272,22 +23302,22 @@ static void decode_opc(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
                 op2 = MASK_MFMC0(ctx->opcode);
                 switch (op2) {
                 case OPC_DMT:
-                    check_insn(ctx, ASE_MT);
+                    check_cp0_mt(ctx);
                     gen_helper_dmt(t0);
                     gen_store_gpr(t0, rt);
                     break;
                 case OPC_EMT:
-                    check_insn(ctx, ASE_MT);
+                    check_cp0_mt(ctx);
                     gen_helper_emt(t0);
                     gen_store_gpr(t0, rt);
                     break;
                 case OPC_DVPE:
-                    check_insn(ctx, ASE_MT);
+                    check_cp0_mt(ctx);
                     gen_helper_dvpe(t0, cpu_env);
                     gen_store_gpr(t0, rt);
                     break;
                 case OPC_EVPE:
-                    check_insn(ctx, ASE_MT);
+                    check_cp0_mt(ctx);
                     gen_helper_evpe(t0, cpu_env);
                     gen_store_gpr(t0, rt);
                     break;