diff --git a/gcc/config/arm/arm.cc b/gcc/config/arm/arm.cc
index 17d762be527..fd7b4dc14be 100644
--- a/gcc/config/arm/arm.cc
+++ b/gcc/config/arm/arm.cc
@@ -35379,9 +35379,10 @@ arm_mve_dlstp_check_dec_counter (loop *loop, rtx_insn* vctp_insn,
     return NULL;
   else if (REG_P (condconst))
     {
-      basic_block pre_loop_bb = single_pred (loop_preheader_edge (loop)->src);
-      if (!pre_loop_bb)
+      basic_block preheader_b = loop_preheader_edge (loop)->src;
+      if (!single_pred_p (preheader_b))
 	return NULL;
+      basic_block pre_loop_bb = single_pred (preheader_b);
 
       rtx initial_compare = NULL_RTX;
       if (!(prev_nonnote_nondebug_insn_bb (BB_END (pre_loop_bb))
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/mve/dlstp-loop-form.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/mve/dlstp-loop-form.c
index a1b26873d79..08811cef568 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/mve/dlstp-loop-form.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/mve/dlstp-loop-form.c
@@ -25,3 +25,15 @@ void n() {
   }
 }
 
+int a;
+void g2() {
+  long b;
+  while (a) {
+    char *c;
+    for (long d = b; d > 0; d -= 4) {
+      mve_pred16_t e = vctp32q(d);
+      int32x4_t f;
+      vstrbq_p_s32(c, f, e);
+    }
+  }
+}