diff --git a/hw/intc/riscv_aplic.c b/hw/intc/riscv_aplic.c
index 4fa5f7597b..a1d9fa5085 100644
--- a/hw/intc/riscv_aplic.c
+++ b/hw/intc/riscv_aplic.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static void riscv_aplic_request(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
 
 static uint64_t riscv_aplic_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
 {
-    uint32_t irq, word, idc;
+    uint32_t irq, word, idc, sm;
     RISCVAPLICState *aplic = opaque;
 
     /* Reads must be 4 byte words */
@@ -696,6 +696,10 @@ static uint64_t riscv_aplic_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
     } else if ((APLIC_TARGET_BASE <= addr) &&
             (addr < (APLIC_TARGET_BASE + (aplic->num_irqs - 1) * 4))) {
         irq = ((addr - APLIC_TARGET_BASE) >> 2) + 1;
+        sm = aplic->sourcecfg[irq] & APLIC_SOURCECFG_SM_MASK;
+        if (sm == APLIC_SOURCECFG_SM_INACTIVE) {
+            return 0;
+        }
         return aplic->target[irq];
     } else if (!aplic->msimode && (APLIC_IDC_BASE <= addr) &&
             (addr < (APLIC_IDC_BASE + aplic->num_harts * APLIC_IDC_SIZE))) {