diff --git a/target/mips/translate.c b/target/mips/translate.c
index ae3aaab126..395368b951 100644
--- a/target/mips/translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/translate.c
@@ -5521,6 +5521,7 @@ static void gen_mfc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
         case 5:
         case 6:
         case 7:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->CP0_Config1 & (1 << CP0C1_WR));
             gen_helper_1e0i(mfc0_watchlo, arg, sel);
             rn = "WatchLo";
             break;
@@ -5538,6 +5539,7 @@ static void gen_mfc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
         case 5:
         case 6:
         case 7:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->CP0_Config1 & (1 << CP0C1_WR));
             gen_helper_1e0i(mfc0_watchhi, arg, sel);
             rn = "WatchHi";
             break;
@@ -6220,6 +6222,7 @@ static void gen_mtc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
         case 5:
         case 6:
         case 7:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->CP0_Config1 & (1 << CP0C1_WR));
             gen_helper_0e1i(mtc0_watchlo, arg, sel);
             rn = "WatchLo";
             break;
@@ -6237,6 +6240,7 @@ static void gen_mtc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
         case 5:
         case 6:
         case 7:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->CP0_Config1 & (1 << CP0C1_WR));
             gen_helper_0e1i(mtc0_watchhi, arg, sel);
             rn = "WatchHi";
             break;
@@ -6923,6 +6927,7 @@ static void gen_dmfc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
         case 5:
         case 6:
         case 7:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->CP0_Config1 & (1 << CP0C1_WR));
             gen_helper_1e0i(dmfc0_watchlo, arg, sel);
             rn = "WatchLo";
             break;
@@ -6940,6 +6945,7 @@ static void gen_dmfc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
         case 5:
         case 6:
         case 7:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->CP0_Config1 & (1 << CP0C1_WR));
             gen_helper_1e0i(mfc0_watchhi, arg, sel);
             rn = "WatchHi";
             break;
@@ -7604,6 +7610,7 @@ static void gen_dmtc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
         case 5:
         case 6:
         case 7:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->CP0_Config1 & (1 << CP0C1_WR));
             gen_helper_0e1i(mtc0_watchlo, arg, sel);
             rn = "WatchLo";
             break;
@@ -7621,6 +7628,7 @@ static void gen_dmtc0(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv arg, int reg, int sel)
         case 5:
         case 6:
         case 7:
+            CP0_CHECK(ctx->CP0_Config1 & (1 << CP0C1_WR));
             gen_helper_0e1i(mtc0_watchhi, arg, sel);
             rn = "WatchHi";
             break;