diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.h b/target/hexagon/translate.h
index b2fe3a048d..7bb19ee672 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.h
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     int reg_log[REG_WRITES_MAX];
     int reg_log_idx;
     DECLARE_BITMAP(regs_written, TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS);
-    DECLARE_BITMAP(regs_read, TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS);
     DECLARE_BITMAP(predicated_regs, TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS);
     int preg_log[PRED_WRITES_MAX];
     int preg_log_idx;
     DECLARE_BITMAP(pregs_written, NUM_PREGS);
-    DECLARE_BITMAP(pregs_read, NUM_PREGS);
     uint8_t store_width[STORES_MAX];
     bool s1_store_processed;
     int future_vregs_idx;
@@ -68,6 +66,7 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     bool is_tight_loop;
     bool short_circuit;
     bool has_hvx_helper;
+    bool read_after_write;
     TCGv new_value[TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS];
     TCGv new_pred_value[NUM_PREGS];
     TCGv pred_written;
@@ -88,13 +87,14 @@ static inline void ctx_log_pred_write(DisasContext *ctx, int pnum)
 
 static inline void ctx_log_pred_read(DisasContext *ctx, int pnum)
 {
-    set_bit(pnum, ctx->pregs_read);
+    if (test_bit(pnum, ctx->pregs_written)) {
+        ctx->read_after_write = true;
+    }
 }
 
 static inline void ctx_log_pred_read_new(DisasContext *ctx, int pnum)
 {
     g_assert(test_bit(pnum, ctx->pregs_written));
-    set_bit(pnum, ctx->pregs_read);
 }
 
 static inline void ctx_log_reg_write(DisasContext *ctx, int rnum,
@@ -125,13 +125,14 @@ static inline void ctx_log_reg_write_pair(DisasContext *ctx, int rnum,
 
 static inline void ctx_log_reg_read(DisasContext *ctx, int rnum)
 {
-    set_bit(rnum, ctx->regs_read);
+    if (test_bit(rnum, ctx->regs_written)) {
+        ctx->read_after_write = true;
+    }
 }
 
 static inline void ctx_log_reg_read_new(DisasContext *ctx, int rnum)
 {
     g_assert(test_bit(rnum, ctx->regs_written));
-    set_bit(rnum, ctx->regs_read);
 }
 
 static inline void ctx_log_reg_read_pair(DisasContext *ctx, int rnum)
diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.c b/target/hexagon/translate.c
index 666c061180..9dab26ee17 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.c
@@ -394,20 +394,8 @@ static bool need_commit(DisasContext *ctx)
         }
     }
 
-    /* Check for overlap between register reads and writes */
-    for (int i = 0; i < ctx->reg_log_idx; i++) {
-        int rnum = ctx->reg_log[i];
-        if (test_bit(rnum, ctx->regs_read)) {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* Check for overlap between predicate reads and writes */
-    for (int i = 0; i < ctx->preg_log_idx; i++) {
-        int pnum = ctx->preg_log[i];
-        if (test_bit(pnum, ctx->pregs_read)) {
-            return true;
-        }
+    if (ctx->read_after_write) {
+        return true;
     }
 
     /* Check for overlap between HVX reads and writes */
@@ -466,6 +454,7 @@ static void analyze_packet(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
     Packet *pkt = ctx->pkt;
     ctx->has_hvx_helper = false;
+    ctx->read_after_write = false;
     for (int i = 0; i < pkt->num_insns; i++) {
         Insn *insn = &pkt->insn[i];
         ctx->insn = insn;
@@ -490,11 +479,9 @@ static void gen_start_packet(DisasContext *ctx)
     ctx->next_PC = next_PC;
     ctx->reg_log_idx = 0;
     bitmap_zero(ctx->regs_written, TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS);
-    bitmap_zero(ctx->regs_read, TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS);
     bitmap_zero(ctx->predicated_regs, TOTAL_PER_THREAD_REGS);
     ctx->preg_log_idx = 0;
     bitmap_zero(ctx->pregs_written, NUM_PREGS);
-    bitmap_zero(ctx->pregs_read, NUM_PREGS);
     ctx->future_vregs_idx = 0;
     ctx->tmp_vregs_idx = 0;
     ctx->vreg_log_idx = 0;
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
index f5246cee6d..3d24ae7960 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def genptr_decl_new(f, tag, regtype, regid, regno):
         if regid in {"t", "u", "v"}:
             f.write(
                 f"    TCGv {regtype}{regid}N = "
-                f"ctx->new_pred_value[insn->regno[{regno}]];\n"
+                f"get_result_pred(ctx, insn->regno[{regno}]);\n"
             )
         else:
             hex_common.bad_register(regtype, regid)
