diff --git a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
index bbc3b70fa9..4e51cf8d08 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
+++ b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
@@ -403,9 +403,9 @@ static int pickNaN(FloatClass a_cls, FloatClass b_cls,
 #if defined(TARGET_AVR) || defined(TARGET_HEXAGON) \
     || defined(TARGET_RISCV) || defined(TARGET_SH4) \
     || defined(TARGET_TRICORE) || defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_MIPS) \
-    || defined(TARGET_LOONGARCH64)
+    || defined(TARGET_LOONGARCH64) || defined(TARGET_HPPA)
         g_assert_not_reached();
-#elif defined(TARGET_HPPA) || defined(TARGET_S390X)
+#elif defined(TARGET_S390X)
         rule = float_2nan_prop_s_ab;
 #elif defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_M68K)
         /*
diff --git a/target/hppa/fpu_helper.c b/target/hppa/fpu_helper.c
index deaed2b65d..0e44074ba8 100644
--- a/target/hppa/fpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/hppa/fpu_helper.c
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ void HELPER(loaded_fr0)(CPUHPPAState *env)
     d = FIELD_EX32(shadow, FPSR, D);
     set_flush_to_zero(d, &env->fp_status);
     set_flush_inputs_to_zero(d, &env->fp_status);
+
+    /*
+     * TODO: we only need to do this at CPU reset, but currently
+     * HPPA does note implement a CPU reset method at all...
+     */
+    set_float_2nan_prop_rule(float_2nan_prop_s_ab, &env->fp_status);
 }
 
 void cpu_hppa_loaded_fr0(CPUHPPAState *env)