diff --git a/gcc/config/arm/arm.cc b/gcc/config/arm/arm.cc
index 7292fddef80..7f82fb94a56 100644
--- a/gcc/config/arm/arm.cc
+++ b/gcc/config/arm/arm.cc
@@ -35847,7 +35847,8 @@ arm_attempt_dlstp_transform (rtx label)
 	  df_ref insn_uses = NULL;
 	  FOR_EACH_INSN_USE (insn_uses, insn)
 	  {
-	    if (rtx_equal_p (vctp_vpr_generated, DF_REF_REG (insn_uses)))
+	    if (reg_overlap_mentioned_p (vctp_vpr_generated,
+					 DF_REF_REG (insn_uses)))
 	      {
 		end_sequence ();
 		return 1;
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/mve/dlstp-invalid-asm.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/mve/dlstp-invalid-asm.c
index 26df2d30523..f26754cc482 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/mve/dlstp-invalid-asm.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/arm/mve/dlstp-invalid-asm.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void test9 (int32_t *a, int32_t *b, int32_t *c, int n)
 }
 
 /* Using a VPR that gets re-generated within the loop.  */
-void test10 (int32_t *a, int32_t *b, int32_t *c, int n)
+void test10a (int32_t *a, int32_t *b, int32_t *c, int n)
 {
   mve_pred16_t p = vctp32q (n);
   while (n > 0)
@@ -145,6 +145,24 @@ void test10 (int32_t *a, int32_t *b, int32_t *c, int n)
     }
 }
 
+/* Using a VPR that gets re-generated within the loop.  */
+void test10b (int32_t *a, int32_t *b, int32_t *c, int n)
+{
+  mve_pred16_t p = vctp32q (n-4);
+  while (n > 0)
+    {
+      int32x4_t va = vldrwq_z_s32 (a, p);
+      p = vctp32q (n);
+      int32x4_t vb = vldrwq_z_s32 (b, p);
+      int32x4_t vc = vaddq_x_s32 (va, vb, p);
+      vstrwq_p_s32 (c, vc, p);
+      c += 4;
+      a += 4;
+      b += 4;
+      n -= 4;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Using vctp32q_m instead of vctp32q.  */
 void test11 (int32_t *a, int32_t *b, int32_t *c, int n, mve_pred16_t p0)
 {