diff --git a/target/riscv/vector_helper.c b/target/riscv/vector_helper.c
index 072bd444b1..ccb32e6122 100644
--- a/target/riscv/vector_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/vector_helper.c
@@ -5132,7 +5132,7 @@ void HELPER(NAME)(void *vd, void *v0, void *vs1, void *vs2,               \
     }                                                                     \
     env->vstart = 0;                                                      \
     /* set tail elements to 1s */                                         \
-    vext_set_elems_1s(vd, vta, vl * esz, total_elems * esz);              \
+    vext_set_elems_1s(vd, vta, num * esz, total_elems * esz);             \
 }
 
 /* Compress into vd elements of vs2 where vs1 is enabled */