diff --git a/target/arm/sme_helper.c b/target/arm/sme_helper.c
index f891306bb9..73dd838330 100644
--- a/target/arm/sme_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/sme_helper.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static inline void HNAME##_host(void *za, intptr_t off, void *host)         \
 {                                                                           \
     uint64_t *ptr = za + off;                                               \
     HOST(host, ptr[BE]);                                                    \
-    HOST(host + 1, ptr[!BE]);                                               \
+    HOST(host + 8, ptr[!BE]);                                               \
 }                                                                           \
 static inline void VNAME##_v_host(void *za, intptr_t off, void *host)       \
 {                                                                           \