diff --git a/target/arm/mve_helper.c b/target/arm/mve_helper.c
index 82151b0620..847ef5156a 100644
--- a/target/arm/mve_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/mve_helper.c
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ DO_VSHLL_ALL(vshllt, true)
         TYPE *d = vd;                                           \
         uint16_t mask = mve_element_mask(env);                  \
         unsigned le;                                            \
+        mask >>= ESIZE * TOP;                                   \
         for (le = 0; le < 16 / LESIZE; le++, mask >>= LESIZE) { \
             TYPE r = FN(m[H##LESIZE(le)], shift);               \
             mergemask(&d[H##ESIZE(le * 2 + TOP)], r, mask);     \
@@ -1419,11 +1420,12 @@ static inline int32_t do_sat_bhs(int64_t val, int64_t min, int64_t max,
         uint16_t mask = mve_element_mask(env);                  \
         bool qc = false;                                        \
         unsigned le;                                            \
+        mask >>= ESIZE * TOP;                                   \
         for (le = 0; le < 16 / LESIZE; le++, mask >>= LESIZE) { \
             bool sat = false;                                   \
             TYPE r = FN(m[H##LESIZE(le)], shift, &sat);         \
             mergemask(&d[H##ESIZE(le * 2 + TOP)], r, mask);     \
-            qc |= sat && (mask & 1 << (TOP * ESIZE));           \
+            qc |= sat & mask & 1;                               \
         }                                                       \
         if (qc) {                                               \
             env->vfp.qc[0] = qc;                                \