diff --git a/src/privileged/csrs.sv b/src/privileged/csrs.sv
index a50ef299..3d75ef73 100644
--- a/src/privileged/csrs.sv
+++ b/src/privileged/csrs.sv
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ module csrs #(parameter
       SATP:      if (`VIRTMEM_SUPPORTED & (PrivilegeModeW == `M_MODE | ~STATUS_TVM)) CSRSReadValM = SATP_REGW;
                  else begin
                    CSRSReadValM = 0;
-                   if (PrivilegeModeW == `S_MODE & STATUS_TVM) IllegalCSRSAccessM = 1;
+                   IllegalCSRSAccessM = 1;
                  end
       SCOUNTEREN:CSRSReadValM = {{(`XLEN-32){1'b0}}, SCOUNTEREN_REGW};
       STIMECMP:  if (`SSTC_SUPPORTED & (PrivilegeModeW == `M_MODE | MCOUNTEREN_TM)) CSRSReadValM = STIMECMP_REGW[`XLEN-1:0]; 
diff --git a/testbench/tests.vh b/testbench/tests.vh
index 93c1d7ea..478cd3cd 100644
--- a/testbench/tests.vh
+++ b/testbench/tests.vh
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ string tvpaths[] = '{
     `COVERAGE,
     "ieu",
     "ebu",
-    "csrwrites"
+    "csrwrites",
+    "priv"
   };
 
   string coremark[] = '{
diff --git a/tests/coverage/priv.S b/tests/coverage/priv.S
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81ec31df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/coverage/priv.S
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////
+// priv.S
+//
+// Written: David_Harris@hmc.edu 23 March 2023
+//
+// Purpose: Test coverage for EBU
+//
+// A component of the CORE-V-WALLY configurable RISC-V project.
+// 
+// Copyright (C) 2021-23 Harvey Mudd College & Oklahoma State University
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH SHL-2.1
+//
+// Licensed under the Solderpad Hardware License v 2.1 (the “License”); you may not use this file 
+// except in compliance with the License, or, at your option, the Apache License version 2.0. You 
+// may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// https://solderpad.org/licenses/SHL-2.1/
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, any work distributed under the 
+// License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, 
+// either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions 
+// and limitations under the License.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// load code to initalize stack, handle interrupts, terminate
+#include "WALLY-init-lib.h"
+
+main:
+
+    # switch to supervisor mode
+    li a0, 1   
+    ecall
+
+    # Test read to stimecmp fails when MCOUNTEREN_TM is not set
+    csrr t0, stimecmp 
+
+    j done