diff --git a/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c b/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c
index 60846debe..f45ba4fd5 100644
--- a/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c
+++ b/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c
@@ -1175,6 +1175,12 @@ static int examine(struct target *target)
 		 * In order to make this work we first need to */
 		int offset = (progbuf_addr % 8 == 0) ? -4 : 0;
 
+		/* This program uses a temporary register. If the core can not
+		 * execute 64 bit instruction, the original value of temporary
+		 * register will not be restored due to an exception. So we have to
+		 * restore it manually in that case. */
+		uint64_t s0 = riscv_get_register(target, GDB_REGNO_S0);
+
 		struct riscv_program program64;
 		riscv_program_init(&program64, target);
 		riscv_program_csrrw(&program64, GDB_REGNO_S0, GDB_REGNO_S0, GDB_REGNO_DSCRATCH);
@@ -1190,6 +1196,8 @@ static int examine(struct target *target)
 				+ dmi_read(target, DMI_PROGBUF0 + (4 + offset) / 4)
 				- 4;
 			r->xlen[i] = 64;
+		} else {
+			riscv_set_register(target, GDB_REGNO_S0, s0);
 		}
 
 		/* Display this as early as possible to help people who are using