diff --git a/src/privileged/csrs.sv b/src/privileged/csrs.sv
index 253d02457..e47a44426 100644
--- a/src/privileged/csrs.sv
+++ b/src/privileged/csrs.sv
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ module csrs #(parameter
   flopens #(32)   SCOUNTERENreg(clk, reset, WriteSCOUNTERENM, CSRWriteValM[31:0], SCOUNTEREN_REGW);
   if (`SSTC_SUPPORTED) begin
     if (`XLEN == 64)
-      flopenr #(`XLEN) STIMECMPreg(clk, reset, WriteSTIMECMPM, CSRWriteValM, STIMECMP_REGW);
+      flopenl #(`XLEN) STIMECMPreg(clk, reset, WriteSTIMECMPM, CSRWriteValM, 64'hFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, STIMECMP_REGW);
     else begin
-      flopenr #(`XLEN) STIMECMPreg(clk, reset, WriteSTIMECMPM, CSRWriteValM, STIMECMP_REGW[31:0]);
-      flopenr #(`XLEN) STIMECMPHreg(clk, reset, WriteSTIMECMPHM, CSRWriteValM, STIMECMP_REGW[63:32]);
+      flopenl #(`XLEN) STIMECMPreg(clk, reset, WriteSTIMECMPM, CSRWriteValM, 32'hFFFFFFFF, STIMECMP_REGW[31:0]);
+      flopenl #(`XLEN) STIMECMPHreg(clk, reset, WriteSTIMECMPHM, CSRWriteValM, 32'hFFFFFFFF, STIMECMP_REGW[63:32]);
     end
   end else assign STIMECMP_REGW = 0;