diff --git a/target/riscv/vector_helper.c b/target/riscv/vector_helper.c
index 07ce671879bc..597fa9c75271 100644
--- a/target/riscv/vector_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/vector_helper.c
@@ -2129,10 +2129,12 @@ static inline void
 vext_vv_rm_1(void *vd, void *v0, void *vs1, void *vs2,
              CPURISCVState *env,
              uint32_t vl, uint32_t vm, int vxrm,
-             opivv2_rm_fn *fn)
+             opivv2_rm_fn *fn, uint32_t vma, uint32_t esz)
 {
     for (uint32_t i = env->vstart; i < vl; i++) {
         if (!vm && !vext_elem_mask(v0, i)) {
+            /* set masked-off elements to 1s */
+            vext_set_elems_1s(vd, vma, i * esz, (i + 1) * esz);
             continue;
         }
         fn(vd, vs1, vs2, i, env, vxrm);
@@ -2150,23 +2152,24 @@ vext_vv_rm_2(void *vd, void *v0, void *vs1, void *vs2,
     uint32_t vl = env->vl;
     uint32_t total_elems = vext_get_total_elems(env, desc, esz);
     uint32_t vta = vext_vta(desc);
+    uint32_t vma = vext_vma(desc);
 
     switch (env->vxrm) {
     case 0: /* rnu */
         vext_vv_rm_1(vd, v0, vs1, vs2,
-                     env, vl, vm, 0, fn);
+                     env, vl, vm, 0, fn, vma, esz);
         break;
     case 1: /* rne */
         vext_vv_rm_1(vd, v0, vs1, vs2,
-                     env, vl, vm, 1, fn);
+                     env, vl, vm, 1, fn, vma, esz);
         break;
     case 2: /* rdn */
         vext_vv_rm_1(vd, v0, vs1, vs2,
-                     env, vl, vm, 2, fn);
+                     env, vl, vm, 2, fn, vma, esz);
         break;
     default: /* rod */
         vext_vv_rm_1(vd, v0, vs1, vs2,
-                     env, vl, vm, 3, fn);
+                     env, vl, vm, 3, fn, vma, esz);
         break;
     }
     /* set tail elements to 1s */
@@ -2250,10 +2253,12 @@ static inline void
 vext_vx_rm_1(void *vd, void *v0, target_long s1, void *vs2,
              CPURISCVState *env,
              uint32_t vl, uint32_t vm, int vxrm,
-             opivx2_rm_fn *fn)
+             opivx2_rm_fn *fn, uint32_t vma, uint32_t esz)
 {
     for (uint32_t i = env->vstart; i < vl; i++) {
         if (!vm && !vext_elem_mask(v0, i)) {
+            /* set masked-off elements to 1s */
+            vext_set_elems_1s(vd, vma, i * esz, (i + 1) * esz);
             continue;
         }
         fn(vd, s1, vs2, i, env, vxrm);
@@ -2271,23 +2276,24 @@ vext_vx_rm_2(void *vd, void *v0, target_long s1, void *vs2,
     uint32_t vl = env->vl;
     uint32_t total_elems = vext_get_total_elems(env, desc, esz);
     uint32_t vta = vext_vta(desc);
+    uint32_t vma = vext_vma(desc);
 
     switch (env->vxrm) {
     case 0: /* rnu */
         vext_vx_rm_1(vd, v0, s1, vs2,
-                     env, vl, vm, 0, fn);
+                     env, vl, vm, 0, fn, vma, esz);
         break;
     case 1: /* rne */
         vext_vx_rm_1(vd, v0, s1, vs2,
-                     env, vl, vm, 1, fn);
+                     env, vl, vm, 1, fn, vma, esz);
         break;
     case 2: /* rdn */
         vext_vx_rm_1(vd, v0, s1, vs2,
-                     env, vl, vm, 2, fn);
+                     env, vl, vm, 2, fn, vma, esz);
         break;
     default: /* rod */
         vext_vx_rm_1(vd, v0, s1, vs2,
-                     env, vl, vm, 3, fn);
+                     env, vl, vm, 3, fn, vma, esz);
         break;
     }
     /* set tail elements to 1s */