diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.h b/target/hexagon/translate.h
index 12506c8caf..0ecfbd7d52 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     DECLARE_BITMAP(regs_written, TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS);
     int preg_log[PRED_WRITES_MAX];
     int preg_log_idx;
+    DECLARE_BITMAP(pregs_written, NUM_PREGS);
     uint8_t store_width[STORES_MAX];
     uint8_t s1_store_processed;
 } DisasContext;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ static inline void ctx_log_pred_write(DisasContext *ctx, int pnum)
 {
     ctx->preg_log[ctx->preg_log_idx] = pnum;
     ctx->preg_log_idx++;
+    set_bit(pnum, ctx->pregs_written);
 }
 
 static inline bool is_preloaded(DisasContext *ctx, int num)
diff --git a/target/hexagon/genptr.c b/target/hexagon/genptr.c
index 07d970fc6c..6b74344795 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/genptr.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/genptr.c
@@ -119,20 +119,28 @@ static void gen_log_reg_write_pair(int rnum, TCGv_i64 val)
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline void gen_log_pred_write(int pnum, TCGv val)
+static inline void gen_log_pred_write(DisasContext *ctx, int pnum, TCGv val)
 {
     TCGv zero = tcg_const_tl(0);
     TCGv base_val = tcg_temp_new();
     TCGv and_val = tcg_temp_new();
     TCGv pred_written = tcg_temp_new();
 
-    /* Multiple writes to the same preg are and'ed together */
     tcg_gen_andi_tl(base_val, val, 0xff);
-    tcg_gen_and_tl(and_val, base_val, hex_new_pred_value[pnum]);
-    tcg_gen_andi_tl(pred_written, hex_pred_written, 1 << pnum);
-    tcg_gen_movcond_tl(TCG_COND_NE, hex_new_pred_value[pnum],
-                       pred_written, zero,
-                       and_val, base_val);
+
+    /*
+     * Section 6.1.3 of the Hexagon V67 Programmer's Reference Manual
+     *
+     * Multiple writes to the same preg are and'ed together
+     * If this is the first predicate write in the packet, do a
+     * straight assignment.  Otherwise, do an and.
+     */
+    if (!test_bit(pnum, ctx->pregs_written)) {
+        tcg_gen_mov_tl(hex_new_pred_value[pnum], base_val);
+    } else {
+        tcg_gen_and_tl(hex_new_pred_value[pnum],
+                       hex_new_pred_value[pnum], base_val);
+    }
     tcg_gen_ori_tl(hex_pred_written, hex_pred_written, 1 << pnum);
 
     tcg_temp_free(zero);
diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.c b/target/hexagon/translate.c
index 9f2a531969..49ec8b76ed 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ static void gen_start_packet(DisasContext *ctx, Packet *pkt)
     ctx->reg_log_idx = 0;
     bitmap_zero(ctx->regs_written, TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS);
     ctx->preg_log_idx = 0;
+    bitmap_zero(ctx->pregs_written, NUM_PREGS);
     for (i = 0; i < STORES_MAX; i++) {
         ctx->store_width[i] = 0;
     }
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ static void mark_implicit_pred_write(DisasContext *ctx, Insn *insn,
     }
 }
 
-static void mark_implicit_writes(DisasContext *ctx, Insn *insn)
+static void mark_implicit_reg_writes(DisasContext *ctx, Insn *insn)
 {
     mark_implicit_reg_write(ctx, insn, A_IMPLICIT_WRITES_FP,  HEX_REG_FP);
     mark_implicit_reg_write(ctx, insn, A_IMPLICIT_WRITES_SP,  HEX_REG_SP);
@@ -235,7 +236,10 @@ static void mark_implicit_writes(DisasContext *ctx, Insn *insn)
     mark_implicit_reg_write(ctx, insn, A_IMPLICIT_WRITES_SA0, HEX_REG_SA0);
     mark_implicit_reg_write(ctx, insn, A_IMPLICIT_WRITES_LC1, HEX_REG_LC1);
     mark_implicit_reg_write(ctx, insn, A_IMPLICIT_WRITES_SA1, HEX_REG_SA1);
+}
 
+static void mark_implicit_pred_writes(DisasContext *ctx, Insn *insn)
+{
     mark_implicit_pred_write(ctx, insn, A_IMPLICIT_WRITES_P0, 0);
     mark_implicit_pred_write(ctx, insn, A_IMPLICIT_WRITES_P1, 1);
     mark_implicit_pred_write(ctx, insn, A_IMPLICIT_WRITES_P2, 2);
@@ -246,8 +250,9 @@ static void gen_insn(CPUHexagonState *env, DisasContext *ctx,
                      Insn *insn, Packet *pkt)
 {
     if (insn->generate) {
-        mark_implicit_writes(ctx, insn);
+        mark_implicit_reg_writes(ctx, insn);
         insn->generate(env, ctx, insn, pkt);
+        mark_implicit_pred_writes(ctx, insn);
     } else {
         gen_exception_end_tb(ctx, HEX_EXCP_INVALID_OPCODE);
     }
diff --git a/tests/tcg/hexagon/misc.c b/tests/tcg/hexagon/misc.c
index 458759f7b1..e5d78b471f 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/hexagon/misc.c
+++ b/tests/tcg/hexagon/misc.c
@@ -264,6 +264,22 @@ static long long creg_pair(int x, int y)
     return retval;
 }
 
+/* Check that predicates are auto-and'ed in a packet */
+static int auto_and(void)
+{
+    int retval;
+    asm ("r5 = #1\n\t"
+         "{\n\t"
+         "    p0 = cmp.eq(r1, #1)\n\t"
+         "    p0 = cmp.eq(r1, #2)\n\t"
+         "}\n\t"
+         "%0 = p0\n\t"
+         : "=r"(retval)
+         :
+         : "r5", "p0");
+    return retval;
+}
+
 int main()
 {
 
@@ -375,6 +391,9 @@ int main()
     res = test_clrtnew(2, 7);
     check(res, 7);
 
+    res = auto_and();
+    check(res, 0);
+
     puts(err ? "FAIL" : "PASS");
     return err;
 }
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
index db9f663a77..7ceb25b5f6 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def genptr_dst_write(f, tag, regtype, regid):
             print("Bad register parse: ", regtype, regid)
     elif (regtype == "P"):
         if (regid in {"d", "e", "x"}):
-            f.write("    gen_log_pred_write(%s%sN, %s%sV);\n" % \
+            f.write("    gen_log_pred_write(ctx, %s%sN, %s%sV);\n" % \
                 (regtype, regid, regtype, regid))
             f.write("    ctx_log_pred_write(ctx, %s%sN);\n" % \
                 (regtype, regid))
