diff --git a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
index ee5c73cad4..254bbd6716 100644
--- a/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
+++ b/fpu/softfloat-specialize.c.inc
@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@ static int pickNaN(FloatClass a_cls, FloatClass b_cls,
     || defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_M68K) \
     || defined(TARGET_SPARC) || defined(TARGET_XTENSA) \
     || defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_ALPHA) \
-    || defined(TARGET_MICROBLAZE) || defined(TARGET_OPENRISC)
+    || defined(TARGET_MICROBLAZE) || defined(TARGET_OPENRISC) \
+    || defined(TARGET_RX)
         g_assert_not_reached();
 #else
         rule = float_2nan_prop_x87;
diff --git a/target/rx/cpu.c b/target/rx/cpu.c
index 36d2a6f189..65a74ce720 100644
--- a/target/rx/cpu.c
+++ b/target/rx/cpu.c
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ static void rx_cpu_reset_hold(Object *obj, ResetType type)
     env->fpsw = 0;
     set_flush_to_zero(1, &env->fp_status);
     set_flush_inputs_to_zero(1, &env->fp_status);
+    /*
+     * TODO: this is not the correct NaN propagation rule for this
+     * architecture. The "RX Family User's Manual: Software" table 1.6
+     * defines the propagation rules as "prefer SNaN over QNaN;
+     * then prefer dest over source", which is float_2nan_prop_s_ab.
+     */
+    set_float_2nan_prop_rule(float_2nan_prop_x87, &env->fp_status);
 }
 
 static ObjectClass *rx_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)