diff --git a/target-arm/cpu.h b/target-arm/cpu.h
index d4a5899..75d6c4c 100644
--- a/target-arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target-arm/cpu.h
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ typedef struct CPUARMState {
         uint32_t syndrome; /* AArch64 format syndrome register */
         uint32_t fsr; /* AArch32 format fault status register info */
         uint64_t vaddress; /* virtual addr associated with exception, if any */
+        uint32_t target_el; /* EL the exception should be targeted for */
         /* If we implement EL2 we will also need to store information
          * about the intermediate physical address for stage 2 faults.
          */
diff --git a/target-arm/helper.h b/target-arm/helper.h
index dec3728..fc885de 100644
--- a/target-arm/helper.h
+++ b/target-arm/helper.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(usad8, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i32, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(sel_flags, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE,
                    i32, i32, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_2(exception_internal, void, env, i32)
-DEF_HELPER_3(exception_with_syndrome, void, env, i32, i32)
+DEF_HELPER_4(exception_with_syndrome, void, env, i32, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_1(wfi, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_1(wfe, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_1(pre_hvc, void, env)
diff --git a/target-arm/op_helper.c b/target-arm/op_helper.c
index 3df9c57..51b04bd 100644
--- a/target-arm/op_helper.c
+++ b/target-arm/op_helper.c
@@ -246,13 +246,14 @@ void HELPER(exception_internal)(CPUARMState *env, uint32_t excp)
 
 /* Raise an exception with the specified syndrome register value */
 void HELPER(exception_with_syndrome)(CPUARMState *env, uint32_t excp,
-                                     uint32_t syndrome)
+                                     uint32_t syndrome, uint32_t target_el)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(arm_env_get_cpu(env));
 
     assert(!excp_is_internal(excp));
     cs->exception_index = excp;
     env->exception.syndrome = syndrome;
+    env->exception.target_el = target_el;
     cpu_loop_exit(cs);
 }
 
diff --git a/target-arm/translate-a64.c b/target-arm/translate-a64.c
index 0b192a1..b1f44c9 100644
--- a/target-arm/translate-a64.c
+++ b/target-arm/translate-a64.c
@@ -197,12 +197,15 @@ static void gen_exception_internal(int excp)
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_excp);
 }
 
-static void gen_exception(int excp, uint32_t syndrome)
+static void gen_exception(int excp, uint32_t syndrome, uint32_t target_el)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tcg_excp = tcg_const_i32(excp);
     TCGv_i32 tcg_syn = tcg_const_i32(syndrome);
+    TCGv_i32 tcg_el = tcg_const_i32(target_el);
 
-    gen_helper_exception_with_syndrome(cpu_env, tcg_excp, tcg_syn);
+    gen_helper_exception_with_syndrome(cpu_env, tcg_excp,
+                                       tcg_syn, tcg_el);
+    tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_el);
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_syn);
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_excp);
 }
@@ -215,10 +218,10 @@ static void gen_exception_internal_insn(DisasContext *s, int offset, int excp)
 }
 
 static void gen_exception_insn(DisasContext *s, int offset, int excp,
-                               uint32_t syndrome)
+                               uint32_t syndrome, uint32_t target_el)
 {
     gen_a64_set_pc_im(s->pc - offset);
-    gen_exception(excp, syndrome);
+    gen_exception(excp, syndrome, target_el);
     s->is_jmp = DISAS_EXC;
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +248,8 @@ static void gen_step_complete_exception(DisasContext *s)
      * of the exception, and our syndrome information is always correct.
      */
     gen_ss_advance(s);
-    gen_exception(EXCP_UDEF, syn_swstep(s->ss_same_el, 1, s->is_ldex));
+    gen_exception(EXCP_UDEF, syn_swstep(s->ss_same_el, 1, s->is_ldex),
+                  default_exception_el(s));
     s->is_jmp = DISAS_EXC;
 }
 
@@ -292,7 +296,8 @@ static inline void gen_goto_tb(DisasContext *s, int n, uint64_t dest)
 static void unallocated_encoding(DisasContext *s)
 {
     /* Unallocated and reserved encodings are uncategorized */
-    gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized());
+    gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized(),
+                       default_exception_el(s));
 }
 
 #define unsupported_encoding(s, insn)                                    \
@@ -971,7 +976,8 @@ static inline bool fp_access_check(DisasContext *s)
         return true;
     }
 
-    gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF, syn_fp_access_trap(1, 0xe, false));
+    gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF, syn_fp_access_trap(1, 0xe, false),
+                       default_exception_el(s));
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -1498,7 +1504,8 @@ static void disas_exc(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
         switch (op2_ll) {
         case 1:
             gen_ss_advance(s);
-            gen_exception_insn(s, 0, EXCP_SWI, syn_aa64_svc(imm16));
+            gen_exception_insn(s, 0, EXCP_SWI, syn_aa64_svc(imm16),
+                               default_exception_el(s));
             break;
         case 2:
             if (s->current_el == 0) {
@@ -1511,7 +1518,7 @@ static void disas_exc(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
             gen_a64_set_pc_im(s->pc - 4);
             gen_helper_pre_hvc(cpu_env);
             gen_ss_advance(s);
-            gen_exception_insn(s, 0, EXCP_HVC, syn_aa64_hvc(imm16));
+            gen_exception_insn(s, 0, EXCP_HVC, syn_aa64_hvc(imm16), 2);
             break;
         case 3:
             if (s->current_el == 0) {
@@ -1523,7 +1530,7 @@ static void disas_exc(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
             gen_helper_pre_smc(cpu_env, tmp);
             tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp);
             gen_ss_advance(s);
-            gen_exception_insn(s, 0, EXCP_SMC, syn_aa64_smc(imm16));
+            gen_exception_insn(s, 0, EXCP_SMC, syn_aa64_smc(imm16), 3);
             break;
         default:
             unallocated_encoding(s);
@@ -1536,7 +1543,8 @@ static void disas_exc(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
             break;
         }
         /* BRK */
-        gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_BKPT, syn_aa64_bkpt(imm16));
+        gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_BKPT, syn_aa64_bkpt(imm16),
+                           default_exception_el(s));
         break;
     case 2:
         if (op2_ll != 0) {
@@ -10936,6 +10944,7 @@ void gen_intermediate_code_internal_a64(ARMCPU *cpu,
     dc->condjmp = 0;
 
     dc->aarch64 = 1;
+    dc->el3_is_aa64 = arm_el_is_aa64(env, 3);
     dc->thumb = 0;
     dc->bswap_code = 0;
     dc->condexec_mask = 0;
@@ -11031,7 +11040,8 @@ void gen_intermediate_code_internal_a64(ARMCPU *cpu,
              * bits should be zero.
              */
             assert(num_insns == 0);
-            gen_exception(EXCP_UDEF, syn_swstep(dc->ss_same_el, 0, 0));
+            gen_exception(EXCP_UDEF, syn_swstep(dc->ss_same_el, 0, 0),
+                          default_exception_el(dc));
             dc->is_jmp = DISAS_EXC;
             break;
         }
diff --git a/target-arm/translate.c b/target-arm/translate.c
index 9116529..2bd5733 100644
--- a/target-arm/translate.c
+++ b/target-arm/translate.c
@@ -217,12 +217,16 @@ static void gen_exception_internal(int excp)
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_excp);
 }
 
-static void gen_exception(int excp, uint32_t syndrome)
+static void gen_exception(int excp, uint32_t syndrome, uint32_t target_el)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tcg_excp = tcg_const_i32(excp);
     TCGv_i32 tcg_syn = tcg_const_i32(syndrome);
+    TCGv_i32 tcg_el = tcg_const_i32(target_el);
 
-    gen_helper_exception_with_syndrome(cpu_env, tcg_excp, tcg_syn);
+    gen_helper_exception_with_syndrome(cpu_env, tcg_excp,
+                                       tcg_syn, tcg_el);
+
+    tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_el);
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_syn);
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_excp);
 }
@@ -250,7 +254,8 @@ static void gen_step_complete_exception(DisasContext *s)
      * of the exception, and our syndrome information is always correct.
      */
     gen_ss_advance(s);
-    gen_exception(EXCP_UDEF, syn_swstep(s->ss_same_el, 1, s->is_ldex));
+    gen_exception(EXCP_UDEF, syn_swstep(s->ss_same_el, 1, s->is_ldex),
+                  default_exception_el(s));
     s->is_jmp = DISAS_EXC;
 }
 
@@ -1013,11 +1018,12 @@ static void gen_exception_internal_insn(DisasContext *s, int offset, int excp)
     s->is_jmp = DISAS_JUMP;
 }
 
-static void gen_exception_insn(DisasContext *s, int offset, int excp, int syn)
+static void gen_exception_insn(DisasContext *s, int offset, int excp,
+                               int syn, uint32_t target_el)
 {
     gen_set_condexec(s);
     gen_set_pc_im(s, s->pc - offset);
-    gen_exception(excp, syn);
+    gen_exception(excp, syn, target_el);
     s->is_jmp = DISAS_JUMP;
 }
 
@@ -3040,7 +3046,8 @@ static int disas_vfp_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
      */
     if (!s->cpacr_fpen) {
         gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF,
-                           syn_fp_access_trap(1, 0xe, s->thumb));
+                           syn_fp_access_trap(1, 0xe, s->thumb),
+                           default_exception_el(s));
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -4358,7 +4365,8 @@ static int disas_neon_ls_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
      */
     if (!s->cpacr_fpen) {
         gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF,
-                           syn_fp_access_trap(1, 0xe, s->thumb));
+                           syn_fp_access_trap(1, 0xe, s->thumb),
+                           default_exception_el(s));
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -5096,7 +5104,8 @@ static int disas_neon_data_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
      */
     if (!s->cpacr_fpen) {
         gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF,
-                           syn_fp_access_trap(1, 0xe, s->thumb));
+                           syn_fp_access_trap(1, 0xe, s->thumb),
+                           default_exception_el(s));
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -7960,7 +7969,8 @@ static void disas_arm_insn(DisasContext *s, unsigned int insn)
                 /* bkpt */
                 ARCH(5);
                 gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_BKPT,
-                                   syn_aa32_bkpt(imm16, false));
+                                   syn_aa32_bkpt(imm16, false),
+                                   default_exception_el(s));
                 break;
             case 2:
                 /* Hypervisor call (v7) */
@@ -9021,7 +9031,8 @@ static void disas_arm_insn(DisasContext *s, unsigned int insn)
             break;
         default:
         illegal_op:
-            gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized());
+            gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized(),
+                               default_exception_el(s));
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -10858,7 +10869,8 @@ static void disas_thumb_insn(CPUARMState *env, DisasContext *s)
         {
             int imm8 = extract32(insn, 0, 8);
             ARCH(5);
-            gen_exception_insn(s, 2, EXCP_BKPT, syn_aa32_bkpt(imm8, true));
+            gen_exception_insn(s, 2, EXCP_BKPT, syn_aa32_bkpt(imm8, true),
+                               default_exception_el(s));
             break;
         }
 
@@ -11013,11 +11025,13 @@ static void disas_thumb_insn(CPUARMState *env, DisasContext *s)
     }
     return;
 undef32:
-    gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized());
+    gen_exception_insn(s, 4, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized(),
+                       default_exception_el(s));
     return;
 illegal_op:
 undef:
-    gen_exception_insn(s, 2, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized());
+    gen_exception_insn(s, 2, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized(),
+                       default_exception_el(s));
 }
 
 /* generate intermediate code in gen_opc_buf and gen_opparam_buf for
@@ -11057,6 +11071,7 @@ static inline void gen_intermediate_code_internal(ARMCPU *cpu,
     dc->condjmp = 0;
 
     dc->aarch64 = 0;
+    dc->el3_is_aa64 = arm_el_is_aa64(env, 3);
     dc->thumb = ARM_TBFLAG_THUMB(tb->flags);
     dc->bswap_code = ARM_TBFLAG_BSWAP_CODE(tb->flags);
     dc->condexec_mask = (ARM_TBFLAG_CONDEXEC(tb->flags) & 0xf) << 1;
@@ -11216,7 +11231,8 @@ static inline void gen_intermediate_code_internal(ARMCPU *cpu,
              * bits should be zero.
              */
             assert(num_insns == 0);
-            gen_exception(EXCP_UDEF, syn_swstep(dc->ss_same_el, 0, 0));
+            gen_exception(EXCP_UDEF, syn_swstep(dc->ss_same_el, 0, 0),
+                          default_exception_el(dc));
             goto done_generating;
         }
 
@@ -11276,13 +11292,14 @@ static inline void gen_intermediate_code_internal(ARMCPU *cpu,
             gen_set_condexec(dc);
             if (dc->is_jmp == DISAS_SWI) {
                 gen_ss_advance(dc);
-                gen_exception(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb));
+                gen_exception(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb),
+                              default_exception_el(dc));
             } else if (dc->is_jmp == DISAS_HVC) {
                 gen_ss_advance(dc);
-                gen_exception(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm));
+                gen_exception(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm), 2);
             } else if (dc->is_jmp == DISAS_SMC) {
                 gen_ss_advance(dc);
-                gen_exception(EXCP_SMC, syn_aa32_smc());
+                gen_exception(EXCP_SMC, syn_aa32_smc(), 3);
             } else if (dc->ss_active) {
                 gen_step_complete_exception(dc);
             } else {
@@ -11297,13 +11314,14 @@ static inline void gen_intermediate_code_internal(ARMCPU *cpu,
         gen_set_condexec(dc);
         if (dc->is_jmp == DISAS_SWI && !dc->condjmp) {
             gen_ss_advance(dc);
-            gen_exception(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb));
+            gen_exception(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb),
+                          default_exception_el(dc));
         } else if (dc->is_jmp == DISAS_HVC && !dc->condjmp) {
             gen_ss_advance(dc);
-            gen_exception(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm));
+            gen_exception(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm), 2);
         } else if (dc->is_jmp == DISAS_SMC && !dc->condjmp) {
             gen_ss_advance(dc);
-            gen_exception(EXCP_SMC, syn_aa32_smc());
+            gen_exception(EXCP_SMC, syn_aa32_smc(), 3);
         } else if (dc->ss_active) {
             gen_step_complete_exception(dc);
         } else {
@@ -11341,13 +11359,14 @@ static inline void gen_intermediate_code_internal(ARMCPU *cpu,
             gen_helper_wfe(cpu_env);
             break;
         case DISAS_SWI:
-            gen_exception(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb));
+            gen_exception(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb),
+                          default_exception_el(dc));
             break;
         case DISAS_HVC:
-            gen_exception(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm));
+            gen_exception(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm), 2);
             break;
         case DISAS_SMC:
-            gen_exception(EXCP_SMC, syn_aa32_smc());
+            gen_exception(EXCP_SMC, syn_aa32_smc(), 3);
             break;
         }
         if (dc->condjmp) {
diff --git a/target-arm/translate.h b/target-arm/translate.h
index 9829576..2eadcb7 100644
--- a/target-arm/translate.h
+++ b/target-arm/translate.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     ARMMMUIdx mmu_idx; /* MMU index to use for normal loads/stores */
     bool ns;        /* Use non-secure CPREG bank on access */
     bool cpacr_fpen; /* FP enabled via CPACR.FPEN */
+    bool el3_is_aa64;  /* Flag indicating whether EL3 is AArch64 or not */
     bool vfp_enabled; /* FP enabled via FPSCR.EN */
     int vec_len;
     int vec_stride;
@@ -73,6 +74,20 @@ static inline int get_mem_index(DisasContext *s)
     return s->mmu_idx;
 }
 
+/* Function used to determine the target exception EL when otherwise not known
+ * or default.
+ */
+static inline int default_exception_el(DisasContext *s)
+{
+    /* If we are coming from secure EL0 in a system with a 32-bit EL3, then
+     * there is no secure EL1, so we route exceptions to EL3.  Otherwise,
+     * exceptions can only be routed to ELs above 1, so we target the higher of
+     * 1 or the current EL.
+     */
+    return (s->mmu_idx == ARMMMUIdx_S1SE0 && !s->el3_is_aa64)
+            ? 3 : MAX(1, s->current_el);
+}
+
 /* target-specific extra values for is_jmp */
 /* These instructions trap after executing, so the A32/T32 decoder must
  * defer them until after the conditional execution state has been updated.
