diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/mips/kvm/emulate.c
index 8770f32..c45ef0f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -790,15 +790,15 @@ enum emulation_result kvm_mips_emul_eret(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct mips_coproc *cop0 = vcpu->arch.cop0;
 	enum emulation_result er = EMULATE_DONE;
 
-	if (kvm_read_c0_guest_status(cop0) & ST0_EXL) {
+	if (kvm_read_c0_guest_status(cop0) & ST0_ERL) {
+		kvm_clear_c0_guest_status(cop0, ST0_ERL);
+		vcpu->arch.pc = kvm_read_c0_guest_errorepc(cop0);
+	} else if (kvm_read_c0_guest_status(cop0) & ST0_EXL) {
 		kvm_debug("[%#lx] ERET to %#lx\n", vcpu->arch.pc,
 			  kvm_read_c0_guest_epc(cop0));
 		kvm_clear_c0_guest_status(cop0, ST0_EXL);
 		vcpu->arch.pc = kvm_read_c0_guest_epc(cop0);
 
-	} else if (kvm_read_c0_guest_status(cop0) & ST0_ERL) {
-		kvm_clear_c0_guest_status(cop0, ST0_ERL);
-		vcpu->arch.pc = kvm_read_c0_guest_errorepc(cop0);
 	} else {
 		kvm_err("[%#lx] ERET when MIPS_SR_EXL|MIPS_SR_ERL == 0\n",
 			vcpu->arch.pc);