diff --git a/target-mips/translate.c b/target-mips/translate.c
index 2f1e724139..fadef9e89d 100644
--- a/target-mips/translate.c
+++ b/target-mips/translate.c
@@ -9290,7 +9290,6 @@ static void gen_farith (DisasContext *ctx, enum fopcode op1,
         opn = "movn.s";
         break;
     case OPC_RECIP_S:
-        check_cop1x(ctx);
         {
             TCGv_i32 fp0 = tcg_temp_new_i32();
 
@@ -9302,7 +9301,6 @@ static void gen_farith (DisasContext *ctx, enum fopcode op1,
         opn = "recip.s";
         break;
     case OPC_RSQRT_S:
-        check_cop1x(ctx);
         {
             TCGv_i32 fp0 = tcg_temp_new_i32();
 
@@ -9835,7 +9833,7 @@ static void gen_farith (DisasContext *ctx, enum fopcode op1,
         opn = "movn.d";
         break;
     case OPC_RECIP_D:
-        check_cp1_64bitmode(ctx);
+        check_cp1_registers(ctx, fs | fd);
         {
             TCGv_i64 fp0 = tcg_temp_new_i64();
 
@@ -9847,7 +9845,7 @@ static void gen_farith (DisasContext *ctx, enum fopcode op1,
         opn = "recip.d";
         break;
     case OPC_RSQRT_D:
-        check_cp1_64bitmode(ctx);
+        check_cp1_registers(ctx, fs | fd);
         {
             TCGv_i64 fp0 = tcg_temp_new_i64();