diff --git a/rtl/ibex_cs_registers.sv b/rtl/ibex_cs_registers.sv
index b96f66b2..61e66902 100644
--- a/rtl/ibex_cs_registers.sv
+++ b/rtl/ibex_cs_registers.sv
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ module ibex_cs_registers #(
           mstatus_d = '{
               mie:  csr_wdata_int[CSR_MSTATUS_MIE_BIT],
               mpie: csr_wdata_int[CSR_MSTATUS_MPIE_BIT],
-              mpp:  csr_wdata_int[CSR_MSTATUS_MPP_BIT_HIGH:CSR_MSTATUS_MPP_BIT_LOW],
+              mpp:  priv_lvl_e'(csr_wdata_int[CSR_MSTATUS_MPP_BIT_HIGH:CSR_MSTATUS_MPP_BIT_LOW]),
               mprv: csr_wdata_int[CSR_MSTATUS_MPRV_BIT],
               tw:   csr_wdata_int[CSR_MSTATUS_TW_BIT]
           };