diff --git a/target/arm/a32-uncond.decode b/target/arm/a32-uncond.decode
index 32253b4f9a9992abf6c4a7472d378571fe26383b..ddc5edfa5e4eec36fa9a459e91afd492de2fff0a 100644
--- a/target/arm/a32-uncond.decode
+++ b/target/arm/a32-uncond.decode
@@ -54,3 +54,13 @@ SB               1111 0101 0111 1111 1111 0000 0111 0000
 
 # Set Endianness
 SETEND           1111 0001 0000 0001 0000 00 E:1 0 0000 0000  &setend
+
+# Preload instructions
+
+PLD              1111 0101 -101 ---- 1111 ---- ---- ----    # (imm, lit) 5te
+PLDW             1111 0101 -001 ---- 1111 ---- ---- ----    # (imm, lit) 7mp
+PLI              1111 0100 -101 ---- 1111 ---- ---- ----    # (imm, lit) 7
+
+PLD              1111 0111 -101 ---- 1111 ----- -- 0 ----   # (register) 5te
+PLDW             1111 0111 -001 ---- 1111 ----- -- 0 ----   # (register) 7mp
+PLI              1111 0110 -101 ---- 1111 ----- -- 0 ----   # (register) 7
diff --git a/target/arm/translate.c b/target/arm/translate.c
index a599da96e13fbfaa86f0072d5cc833dcfdc93678..3f02532d1290a8d4ec46fb1d85a0287e237306dd 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate.c
@@ -10252,6 +10252,26 @@ static bool trans_SETEND(DisasContext *s, arg_SETEND *a)
     return true;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Preload instructions
+ * All are nops, contingent on the appropriate arch level.
+ */
+
+static bool trans_PLD(DisasContext *s, arg_PLD *a)
+{
+    return ENABLE_ARCH_5TE;
+}
+
+static bool trans_PLDW(DisasContext *s, arg_PLD *a)
+{
+    return arm_dc_feature(s, ARM_FEATURE_V7MP);
+}
+
+static bool trans_PLI(DisasContext *s, arg_PLD *a)
+{
+    return ENABLE_ARCH_7;
+}
+
 /*
  * Legacy decoder.
  */
@@ -10312,23 +10332,6 @@ static void disas_arm_insn(DisasContext *s, unsigned int insn)
             }
             return;
         }
-        if (((insn & 0x0f30f000) == 0x0510f000) ||
-            ((insn & 0x0f30f010) == 0x0710f000)) {
-            if ((insn & (1 << 22)) == 0) {
-                /* PLDW; v7MP */
-                if (!arm_dc_feature(s, ARM_FEATURE_V7MP)) {
-                    goto illegal_op;
-                }
-            }
-            /* Otherwise PLD; v5TE+ */
-            ARCH(5TE);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (((insn & 0x0f70f000) == 0x0450f000) ||
-            ((insn & 0x0f70f010) == 0x0650f000)) {
-            ARCH(7);
-            return; /* PLI; V7 */
-        }
         if (((insn & 0x0f700000) == 0x04100000) ||
             ((insn & 0x0f700010) == 0x06100000)) {
             if (!arm_dc_feature(s, ARM_FEATURE_V7MP)) {