diff --git a/target/arm/translate-vfp.inc.c b/target/arm/translate-vfp.inc.c
index 3447b3e6466..cf3d7febaa7 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate-vfp.inc.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate-vfp.inc.c
@@ -29,3 +29,103 @@
 /* Include the generated VFP decoder */
 #include "decode-vfp.inc.c"
 #include "decode-vfp-uncond.inc.c"
+
+/*
+ * Check that VFP access is enabled. If it is, do the necessary
+ * M-profile lazy-FP handling and then return true.
+ * If not, emit code to generate an appropriate exception and
+ * return false.
+ * The ignore_vfp_enabled argument specifies that we should ignore
+ * whether VFP is enabled via FPEXC[EN]: this should be true for FMXR/FMRX
+ * accesses to FPSID, FPEXC, MVFR0, MVFR1, MVFR2, and false for all other insns.
+ */
+static bool full_vfp_access_check(DisasContext *s, bool ignore_vfp_enabled)
+{
+    if (s->fp_excp_el) {
+        if (arm_dc_feature(s, ARM_FEATURE_M)) {
+            gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_NOCP, syn_uncategorized(),
+                               s->fp_excp_el);
+        } else {
+            gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF,
+                               syn_fp_access_trap(1, 0xe, false),
+                               s->fp_excp_el);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!s->vfp_enabled && !ignore_vfp_enabled) {
+        assert(!arm_dc_feature(s, ARM_FEATURE_M));
+        gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized(),
+                           default_exception_el(s));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (arm_dc_feature(s, ARM_FEATURE_M)) {
+        /* Handle M-profile lazy FP state mechanics */
+
+        /* Trigger lazy-state preservation if necessary */
+        if (s->v7m_lspact) {
+            /*
+             * Lazy state saving affects external memory and also the NVIC,
+             * so we must mark it as an IO operation for icount.
+             */
+            if (tb_cflags(s->base.tb) & CF_USE_ICOUNT) {
+                gen_io_start();
+            }
+            gen_helper_v7m_preserve_fp_state(cpu_env);
+            if (tb_cflags(s->base.tb) & CF_USE_ICOUNT) {
+                gen_io_end();
+            }
+            /*
+             * If the preserve_fp_state helper doesn't throw an exception
+             * then it will clear LSPACT; we don't need to repeat this for
+             * any further FP insns in this TB.
+             */
+            s->v7m_lspact = false;
+        }
+
+        /* Update ownership of FP context: set FPCCR.S to match current state */
+        if (s->v8m_fpccr_s_wrong) {
+            TCGv_i32 tmp;
+
+            tmp = load_cpu_field(v7m.fpccr[M_REG_S]);
+            if (s->v8m_secure) {
+                tcg_gen_ori_i32(tmp, tmp, R_V7M_FPCCR_S_MASK);
+            } else {
+                tcg_gen_andi_i32(tmp, tmp, ~R_V7M_FPCCR_S_MASK);
+            }
+            store_cpu_field(tmp, v7m.fpccr[M_REG_S]);
+            /* Don't need to do this for any further FP insns in this TB */
+            s->v8m_fpccr_s_wrong = false;
+        }
+
+        if (s->v7m_new_fp_ctxt_needed) {
+            /*
+             * Create new FP context by updating CONTROL.FPCA, CONTROL.SFPA
+             * and the FPSCR.
+             */
+            TCGv_i32 control, fpscr;
+            uint32_t bits = R_V7M_CONTROL_FPCA_MASK;
+
+            fpscr = load_cpu_field(v7m.fpdscr[s->v8m_secure]);
+            gen_helper_vfp_set_fpscr(cpu_env, fpscr);
+            tcg_temp_free_i32(fpscr);
+            /*
+             * We don't need to arrange to end the TB, because the only
+             * parts of FPSCR which we cache in the TB flags are the VECLEN
+             * and VECSTRIDE, and those don't exist for M-profile.
+             */
+
+            if (s->v8m_secure) {
+                bits |= R_V7M_CONTROL_SFPA_MASK;
+            }
+            control = load_cpu_field(v7m.control[M_REG_S]);
+            tcg_gen_ori_i32(control, control, bits);
+            store_cpu_field(control, v7m.control[M_REG_S]);
+            /* Don't need to do this for any further FP insns in this TB */
+            s->v7m_new_fp_ctxt_needed = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/target/arm/translate.c b/target/arm/translate.c
index c97e6c8238c..f7720922c75 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate.c
@@ -3373,8 +3373,10 @@ static int disas_vfp_misc_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
     return 1;
 }
 
-/* Disassemble a VFP instruction.  Returns nonzero if an error occurred
-   (ie. an undefined instruction).  */
+/*
+ * Disassemble a VFP instruction.  Returns nonzero if an error occurred
+ * (ie. an undefined instruction).
+ */
 static int disas_vfp_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
 {
     uint32_t rd, rn, rm, op, i, n, offset, delta_d, delta_m, bank_mask;
@@ -3382,6 +3384,7 @@ static int disas_vfp_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
     TCGv_i32 addr;
     TCGv_i32 tmp;
     TCGv_i32 tmp2;
+    bool ignore_vfp_enabled = false;
 
     if (!arm_dc_feature(s, ARM_FEATURE_VFP)) {
         return 1;
@@ -3403,98 +3406,20 @@ static int disas_vfp_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
         }
     }
 
-    /* FIXME: this access check should not take precedence over UNDEF
+    /*
+     * FIXME: this access check should not take precedence over UNDEF
      * for invalid encodings; we will generate incorrect syndrome information
      * for attempts to execute invalid vfp/neon encodings with FP disabled.
      */
-    if (s->fp_excp_el) {
-        if (arm_dc_feature(s, ARM_FEATURE_M)) {
-            gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_NOCP, syn_uncategorized(),
-                               s->fp_excp_el);
-        } else {
-            gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF,
-                               syn_fp_access_trap(1, 0xe, false),
-                               s->fp_excp_el);
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (!s->vfp_enabled) {
-        /* VFP disabled.  Only allow fmxr/fmrx to/from some control regs.  */
-        if ((insn & 0x0fe00fff) != 0x0ee00a10)
-            return 1;
+    if ((insn & 0x0fe00fff) == 0x0ee00a10) {
         rn = (insn >> 16) & 0xf;
-        if (rn != ARM_VFP_FPSID && rn != ARM_VFP_FPEXC && rn != ARM_VFP_MVFR2
-            && rn != ARM_VFP_MVFR1 && rn != ARM_VFP_MVFR0) {
-            return 1;
+        if (rn == ARM_VFP_FPSID || rn == ARM_VFP_FPEXC || rn == ARM_VFP_MVFR2
+            || rn == ARM_VFP_MVFR1 || rn == ARM_VFP_MVFR0) {
+            ignore_vfp_enabled = true;
         }
     }
-
-    if (arm_dc_feature(s, ARM_FEATURE_M)) {
-        /* Handle M-profile lazy FP state mechanics */
-
-        /* Trigger lazy-state preservation if necessary */
-        if (s->v7m_lspact) {
-            /*
-             * Lazy state saving affects external memory and also the NVIC,
-             * so we must mark it as an IO operation for icount.
-             */
-            if (tb_cflags(s->base.tb) & CF_USE_ICOUNT) {
-                gen_io_start();
-            }
-            gen_helper_v7m_preserve_fp_state(cpu_env);
-            if (tb_cflags(s->base.tb) & CF_USE_ICOUNT) {
-                gen_io_end();
-            }
-            /*
-             * If the preserve_fp_state helper doesn't throw an exception
-             * then it will clear LSPACT; we don't need to repeat this for
-             * any further FP insns in this TB.
-             */
-            s->v7m_lspact = false;
-        }
-
-        /* Update ownership of FP context: set FPCCR.S to match current state */
-        if (s->v8m_fpccr_s_wrong) {
-            TCGv_i32 tmp;
-
-            tmp = load_cpu_field(v7m.fpccr[M_REG_S]);
-            if (s->v8m_secure) {
-                tcg_gen_ori_i32(tmp, tmp, R_V7M_FPCCR_S_MASK);
-            } else {
-                tcg_gen_andi_i32(tmp, tmp, ~R_V7M_FPCCR_S_MASK);
-            }
-            store_cpu_field(tmp, v7m.fpccr[M_REG_S]);
-            /* Don't need to do this for any further FP insns in this TB */
-            s->v8m_fpccr_s_wrong = false;
-        }
-
-        if (s->v7m_new_fp_ctxt_needed) {
-            /*
-             * Create new FP context by updating CONTROL.FPCA, CONTROL.SFPA
-             * and the FPSCR.
-             */
-            TCGv_i32 control, fpscr;
-            uint32_t bits = R_V7M_CONTROL_FPCA_MASK;
-
-            fpscr = load_cpu_field(v7m.fpdscr[s->v8m_secure]);
-            gen_helper_vfp_set_fpscr(cpu_env, fpscr);
-            tcg_temp_free_i32(fpscr);
-            /*
-             * We don't need to arrange to end the TB, because the only
-             * parts of FPSCR which we cache in the TB flags are the VECLEN
-             * and VECSTRIDE, and those don't exist for M-profile.
-             */
-
-            if (s->v8m_secure) {
-                bits |= R_V7M_CONTROL_SFPA_MASK;
-            }
-            control = load_cpu_field(v7m.control[M_REG_S]);
-            tcg_gen_ori_i32(control, control, bits);
-            store_cpu_field(control, v7m.control[M_REG_S]);
-            /* Don't need to do this for any further FP insns in this TB */
-            s->v7m_new_fp_ctxt_needed = false;
-        }
+    if (!full_vfp_access_check(s, ignore_vfp_enabled)) {
+        return 0;
     }
 
     if (extract32(insn, 28, 4) == 0xf) {
