diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index 89621e1996..6c740b92c1 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ struct CPURISCVState {
     target_ulong vl;
     target_ulong vstart;
     target_ulong vtype;
+    bool vill;
 
     target_ulong pc;
     target_ulong load_res;
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
index 502aee84ab..327a2c4f1d 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ void cpu_get_tb_cpu_state(CPURISCVState *env, target_ulong *pc,
         uint32_t maxsz = vlmax << sew;
         bool vl_eq_vlmax = (env->vstart == 0) && (vlmax == env->vl) &&
                            (maxsz >= 8);
-        flags = FIELD_DP32(flags, TB_FLAGS, VILL,
-                    FIELD_EX64(env->vtype, VTYPE, VILL));
+        flags = FIELD_DP32(flags, TB_FLAGS, VILL, env->vill);
         flags = FIELD_DP32(flags, TB_FLAGS, SEW, sew);
         flags = FIELD_DP32(flags, TB_FLAGS, LMUL,
                     FIELD_EX64(env->vtype, VTYPE, VLMUL));
diff --git a/target/riscv/csr.c b/target/riscv/csr.c
index 292f7e1624..b11d92b51b 100644
--- a/target/riscv/csr.c
+++ b/target/riscv/csr.c
@@ -283,7 +283,18 @@ static RISCVException write_fcsr(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
 static RISCVException read_vtype(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
                                  target_ulong *val)
 {
-    *val = env->vtype;
+    uint64_t vill;
+    switch (env->xl) {
+    case MXL_RV32:
+        vill = (uint32_t)env->vill << 31;
+        break;
+    case MXL_RV64:
+        vill = (uint64_t)env->vill << 63;
+        break;
+    default:
+        g_assert_not_reached();
+    }
+    *val = (target_ulong)vill | env->vtype;
     return RISCV_EXCP_NONE;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/riscv/machine.c b/target/riscv/machine.c
index a4b7859c2a..740e11fcff 100644
--- a/target/riscv/machine.c
+++ b/target/riscv/machine.c
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ static bool vector_needed(void *opaque)
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vector = {
     .name = "cpu/vector",
-    .version_id = 1,
-    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .version_id = 2,
+    .minimum_version_id = 2,
     .needed = vector_needed,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
             VMSTATE_UINT64_ARRAY(env.vreg, RISCVCPU, 32 * RV_VLEN_MAX / 64),
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vector = {
             VMSTATE_UINTTL(env.vl, RISCVCPU),
             VMSTATE_UINTTL(env.vstart, RISCVCPU),
             VMSTATE_UINTTL(env.vtype, RISCVCPU),
+            VMSTATE_BOOL(env.vill, RISCVCPU),
             VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
         }
 };
diff --git a/target/riscv/vector_helper.c b/target/riscv/vector_helper.c
index ad505ec9b2..a9484c22ea 100644
--- a/target/riscv/vector_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/vector_helper.c
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ target_ulong HELPER(vsetvl)(CPURISCVState *env, target_ulong s1,
         || (ediv != 0)
         || (reserved != 0)) {
         /* only set vill bit. */
-        env->vtype = FIELD_DP64(0, VTYPE, VILL, 1);
+        env->vill = 1;
+        env->vtype = 0;
         env->vl = 0;
         env->vstart = 0;
         return 0;