diff --git a/target/riscv/csr.c b/target/riscv/csr.c
index 523d07a95e..e5f9d4ef93 100644
--- a/target/riscv/csr.c
+++ b/target/riscv/csr.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static RISCVException write_mstatus(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
         MSTATUS_MPP | MSTATUS_MXR | MSTATUS_TVM | MSTATUS_TSR |
         MSTATUS_TW | MSTATUS_VS;
 
-    if (xl != MXL_RV32) {
+    if (xl != MXL_RV32 || env->debugger) {
         /*
          * RV32: MPV and GVA are not in mstatus. The current plan is to
          * add them to mstatush. For now, we just don't support it.
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static RISCVException read_sstatus_i128(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
 {
     uint64_t mask = sstatus_v1_10_mask;
     uint64_t sstatus = env->mstatus & mask;
-    if (env->xl != MXL_RV32) {
+    if (env->xl != MXL_RV32 || env->debugger) {
         mask |= SSTATUS64_UXL;
     }
 
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ static RISCVException read_sstatus(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
                                    target_ulong *val)
 {
     target_ulong mask = (sstatus_v1_10_mask);
-    if (env->xl != MXL_RV32) {
+    if (env->xl != MXL_RV32 || env->debugger) {
         mask |= SSTATUS64_UXL;
     }
     /* TODO: Use SXL not MXL. */
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ static RISCVException write_sstatus(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
 {
     target_ulong mask = (sstatus_v1_10_mask);
 
-    if (env->xl != MXL_RV32) {
+    if (env->xl != MXL_RV32 || env->debugger) {
         if ((val & SSTATUS64_UXL) != 0) {
             mask |= SSTATUS64_UXL;
         }