diff --git a/target/riscv/translate.c b/target/riscv/translate.c
index 5724a62bb0..6ab5c6aa58 100644
--- a/target/riscv/translate.c
+++ b/target/riscv/translate.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
        to any system register, which includes CSR_FRM, so we do not have
        to reset this known value.  */
     int frm;
-    bool w;
+    RISCVMXL ol;
     bool virt_enabled;
     bool ext_ifencei;
     bool hlsx;
@@ -103,12 +103,17 @@ static inline int get_xlen(DisasContext *ctx)
     return 16 << get_xl(ctx);
 }
 
-/* The word size for this operation. */
-static inline int oper_len(DisasContext *ctx)
-{
-    return ctx->w ? 32 : TARGET_LONG_BITS;
-}
+/* The operation length, as opposed to the xlen. */
+#ifdef TARGET_RISCV32
+#define get_ol(ctx)    MXL_RV32
+#else
+#define get_ol(ctx)    ((ctx)->ol)
+#endif
 
+static inline int get_olen(DisasContext *ctx)
+{
+    return 16 << get_ol(ctx);
+}
 
 /*
  * RISC-V requires NaN-boxing of narrower width floating point values.
@@ -221,24 +226,34 @@ static TCGv get_gpr(DisasContext *ctx, int reg_num, DisasExtend ext)
         return ctx->zero;
     }
 
-    switch (ctx->w ? ext : EXT_NONE) {
-    case EXT_NONE:
-        return cpu_gpr[reg_num];
-    case EXT_SIGN:
-        t = temp_new(ctx);
-        tcg_gen_ext32s_tl(t, cpu_gpr[reg_num]);
-        return t;
-    case EXT_ZERO:
-        t = temp_new(ctx);
-        tcg_gen_ext32u_tl(t, cpu_gpr[reg_num]);
-        return t;
+    switch (get_ol(ctx)) {
+    case MXL_RV32:
+        switch (ext) {
+        case EXT_NONE:
+            break;
+        case EXT_SIGN:
+            t = temp_new(ctx);
+            tcg_gen_ext32s_tl(t, cpu_gpr[reg_num]);
+            return t;
+        case EXT_ZERO:
+            t = temp_new(ctx);
+            tcg_gen_ext32u_tl(t, cpu_gpr[reg_num]);
+            return t;
+        default:
+            g_assert_not_reached();
+        }
+        break;
+    case MXL_RV64:
+        break;
+    default:
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
-    g_assert_not_reached();
+    return cpu_gpr[reg_num];
 }
 
 static TCGv dest_gpr(DisasContext *ctx, int reg_num)
 {
-    if (reg_num == 0 || ctx->w) {
+    if (reg_num == 0 || get_olen(ctx) < TARGET_LONG_BITS) {
         return temp_new(ctx);
     }
     return cpu_gpr[reg_num];
@@ -247,10 +262,15 @@ static TCGv dest_gpr(DisasContext *ctx, int reg_num)
 static void gen_set_gpr(DisasContext *ctx, int reg_num, TCGv t)
 {
     if (reg_num != 0) {
-        if (ctx->w) {
+        switch (get_ol(ctx)) {
+        case MXL_RV32:
             tcg_gen_ext32s_tl(cpu_gpr[reg_num], t);
-        } else {
+            break;
+        case MXL_RV64:
             tcg_gen_mov_tl(cpu_gpr[reg_num], t);
+            break;
+        default:
+            g_assert_not_reached();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -411,7 +431,7 @@ static bool gen_shift_imm_fn(DisasContext *ctx, arg_shift *a, DisasExtend ext,
                              void (*func)(TCGv, TCGv, target_long))
 {
     TCGv dest, src1;
-    int max_len = oper_len(ctx);
+    int max_len = get_olen(ctx);
 
     if (a->shamt >= max_len) {
         return false;
@@ -430,7 +450,7 @@ static bool gen_shift_imm_tl(DisasContext *ctx, arg_shift *a, DisasExtend ext,
                              void (*func)(TCGv, TCGv, TCGv))
 {
     TCGv dest, src1, src2;
-    int max_len = oper_len(ctx);
+    int max_len = get_olen(ctx);
 
     if (a->shamt >= max_len) {
         return false;
@@ -454,7 +474,7 @@ static bool gen_shift(DisasContext *ctx, arg_r *a, DisasExtend ext,
     TCGv src2 = get_gpr(ctx, a->rs2, EXT_NONE);
     TCGv ext2 = tcg_temp_new();
 
-    tcg_gen_andi_tl(ext2, src2, oper_len(ctx) - 1);
+    tcg_gen_andi_tl(ext2, src2, get_olen(ctx) - 1);
     func(dest, src1, ext2);
 
     gen_set_gpr(ctx, a->rd, dest);
@@ -554,7 +574,6 @@ static void riscv_tr_init_disas_context(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cs)
     ctx->vl_eq_vlmax = FIELD_EX32(tb_flags, TB_FLAGS, VL_EQ_VLMAX);
     ctx->xl = FIELD_EX32(tb_flags, TB_FLAGS, XL);
     ctx->cs = cs;
-    ctx->w = false;
     ctx->ntemp = 0;
     memset(ctx->temp, 0, sizeof(ctx->temp));
 
@@ -578,9 +597,9 @@ static void riscv_tr_translate_insn(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
     CPURISCVState *env = cpu->env_ptr;
     uint16_t opcode16 = translator_lduw(env, &ctx->base, ctx->base.pc_next);
 
+    ctx->ol = ctx->xl;
     decode_opc(env, ctx, opcode16);
     ctx->base.pc_next = ctx->pc_succ_insn;
-    ctx->w = false;
 
     for (int i = ctx->ntemp - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
         tcg_temp_free(ctx->temp[i]);
diff --git a/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvb.c.inc b/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvb.c.inc
index 185c3e9a60..66dd51de49 100644
--- a/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvb.c.inc
+++ b/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvb.c.inc
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static bool trans_cpopw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_cpopw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
     REQUIRE_ZBB(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_unary(ctx, a, EXT_ZERO, tcg_gen_ctpop_tl);
 }
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static bool trans_rorw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_rorw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
     REQUIRE_ZBB(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_shift(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, gen_rorw);
 }
 
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static bool trans_roriw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_roriw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
     REQUIRE_ZBB(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_shift_imm_tl(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, gen_rorw);
 }
 
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static bool trans_rolw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_rolw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
     REQUIRE_ZBB(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_shift(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, gen_rolw);
 }
 
diff --git a/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvi.c.inc b/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvi.c.inc
index 920ae0edb3..c0a46d823f 100644
--- a/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvi.c.inc
+++ b/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvi.c.inc
@@ -333,14 +333,14 @@ static bool trans_and(DisasContext *ctx, arg_and *a)
 static bool trans_addiw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_addiw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_arith_imm_fn(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, tcg_gen_addi_tl);
 }
 
 static bool trans_slliw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_slliw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_shift_imm_fn(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, tcg_gen_shli_tl);
 }
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static void gen_srliw(TCGv dst, TCGv src, target_long shamt)
 static bool trans_srliw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_srliw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_shift_imm_fn(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, gen_srliw);
 }
 
@@ -364,42 +364,42 @@ static void gen_sraiw(TCGv dst, TCGv src, target_long shamt)
 static bool trans_sraiw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_sraiw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_shift_imm_fn(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, gen_sraiw);
 }
 
 static bool trans_addw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_addw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_arith(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, tcg_gen_add_tl);
 }
 
 static bool trans_subw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_subw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_arith(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, tcg_gen_sub_tl);
 }
 
 static bool trans_sllw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_sllw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_shift(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, tcg_gen_shl_tl);
 }
 
 static bool trans_srlw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_srlw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_shift(ctx, a, EXT_ZERO, tcg_gen_shr_tl);
 }
 
 static bool trans_sraw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_sraw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_shift(ctx, a, EXT_SIGN, tcg_gen_sar_tl);
 }
 
diff --git a/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvm.c.inc b/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvm.c.inc
index b89a85ad3a..9a1fe3c799 100644
--- a/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvm.c.inc
+++ b/target/riscv/insn_trans/trans_rvm.c.inc
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static bool trans_mulw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_mulw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
     REQUIRE_EXT(ctx, RVM);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_arith(ctx, a, EXT_NONE, tcg_gen_mul_tl);
 }
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static bool trans_divw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_divw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
     REQUIRE_EXT(ctx, RVM);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_arith(ctx, a, EXT_SIGN, gen_div);
 }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static bool trans_divuw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_divuw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
     REQUIRE_EXT(ctx, RVM);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_arith(ctx, a, EXT_ZERO, gen_divu);
 }
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static bool trans_remw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_remw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
     REQUIRE_EXT(ctx, RVM);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_arith(ctx, a, EXT_SIGN, gen_rem);
 }
 
@@ -246,6 +246,6 @@ static bool trans_remuw(DisasContext *ctx, arg_remuw *a)
 {
     REQUIRE_64BIT(ctx);
     REQUIRE_EXT(ctx, RVM);
-    ctx->w = true;
+    ctx->ol = MXL_RV32;
     return gen_arith(ctx, a, EXT_ZERO, gen_remu);
 }
