diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its.c
index a6c2299a09..c1f76682d0 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its.c
@@ -672,8 +672,13 @@ static void process_cmdq(GICv3ITSState *s)
         data = address_space_ldq_le(as, s->cq.base_addr + cq_offset,
                                     MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED, &res);
         if (res != MEMTX_OK) {
-            result = false;
+            s->creadr = FIELD_DP64(s->creadr, GITS_CREADR, STALLED, 1);
+            qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
+                          "%s: could not read command at 0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
+                          __func__, s->cq.base_addr + cq_offset);
+            break;
         }
+
         cmd = (data & CMD_MASK);
 
         switch (cmd) {