diff --git a/target/nios2/translate.c b/target/nios2/translate.c
index 8b97d6585f..f25ef7e2bb 100644
--- a/target/nios2/translate.c
+++ b/target/nios2/translate.c
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ void nios2_tcg_init(void)
     int i;
 
     cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
+    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
 
     for (i = 0; i < NUM_CORE_REGS; i++) {
         cpu_R[i] = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,