diff --git a/core/compressed_decoder.sv b/core/compressed_decoder.sv
index 42932f898..cc9c77df8 100644
--- a/core/compressed_decoder.sv
+++ b/core/compressed_decoder.sv
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ module compressed_decoder #(
     endcase
 
     // Check if the instruction was illegal, if it was then output the offending instruction (zero-extended)
-    if (illegal_instr_o && is_compressed_o) begin
+    if (illegal_instr_o) begin
       instr_o = instr_i;
     end
   end