diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 228b9bdb5d..bcdce85c5e 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ const char * const riscv_intr_names[] = {
     "reserved"
 };
 
+const char *riscv_cpu_get_trap_name(target_ulong cause, bool async)
+{
+    if (async) {
+        return (cause < ARRAY_SIZE(riscv_intr_names)) ?
+               riscv_intr_names[cause] : "(unknown)";
+    } else {
+        return (cause < ARRAY_SIZE(riscv_excp_names)) ?
+               riscv_excp_names[cause] : "(unknown)";
+    }
+}
+
 static void set_misa(CPURISCVState *env, target_ulong misa)
 {
     env->misa_mask = env->misa = misa;
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index 383808bf88..d3589ae6ea 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ extern const char * const riscv_fpr_regnames[];
 extern const char * const riscv_excp_names[];
 extern const char * const riscv_intr_names[];
 
+const char *riscv_cpu_get_trap_name(target_ulong cause, bool async);
 void riscv_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cpu);
 int riscv_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cpu, GByteArray *buf, int reg);
 int riscv_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
index dc7ae3e7b1..005880627e 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu_helper.c
@@ -892,8 +892,8 @@ void riscv_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
         }
     }
 
-    trace_riscv_trap(env->mhartid, async, cause, env->pc, tval, cause < 23 ?
-        (async ? riscv_intr_names : riscv_excp_names)[cause] : "(unknown)");
+    trace_riscv_trap(env->mhartid, async, cause, env->pc, tval,
+        riscv_cpu_get_trap_name(cause, async));
 
     if (env->priv <= PRV_S &&
             cause < TARGET_LONG_BITS && ((deleg >> cause) & 1)) {