diff --git a/target/arm/mve_helper.c b/target/arm/mve_helper.c
index bc67b86e70..ffff280726 100644
--- a/target/arm/mve_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/mve_helper.c
@@ -26,6 +26,35 @@
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg.h"
 
+static uint16_t mve_eci_mask(CPUARMState *env)
+{
+    /*
+     * Return the mask of which elements in the MVE vector correspond
+     * to beats being executed. The mask has 1 bits for executed lanes
+     * and 0 bits where ECI says this beat was already executed.
+     */
+    int eci;
+
+    if ((env->condexec_bits & 0xf) != 0) {
+        return 0xffff;
+    }
+
+    eci = env->condexec_bits >> 4;
+    switch (eci) {
+    case ECI_NONE:
+        return 0xffff;
+    case ECI_A0:
+        return 0xfff0;
+    case ECI_A0A1:
+        return 0xff00;
+    case ECI_A0A1A2:
+    case ECI_A0A1A2B0:
+        return 0xf000;
+    default:
+        g_assert_not_reached();
+    }
+}
+
 static uint16_t mve_element_mask(CPUARMState *env)
 {
     /*
@@ -68,30 +97,11 @@ static uint16_t mve_element_mask(CPUARMState *env)
         mask &= ltpmask;
     }
 
-    if ((env->condexec_bits & 0xf) == 0) {
-        /*
-         * ECI bits indicate which beats are already executed;
-         * we handle this by effectively predicating them out.
-         */
-        int eci = env->condexec_bits >> 4;
-        switch (eci) {
-        case ECI_NONE:
-            break;
-        case ECI_A0:
-            mask &= 0xfff0;
-            break;
-        case ECI_A0A1:
-            mask &= 0xff00;
-            break;
-        case ECI_A0A1A2:
-        case ECI_A0A1A2B0:
-            mask &= 0xf000;
-            break;
-        default:
-            g_assert_not_reached();
-        }
-    }
-
+    /*
+     * ECI bits indicate which beats are already executed;
+     * we handle this by effectively predicating them out.
+     */
+    mask &= mve_eci_mask(env);
     return mask;
 }