diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/aarch64-fpmr.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/aarch64-fpmr.exp
index 72fd977fc67..aadfb68293e 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/aarch64-fpmr.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/aarch64-fpmr.exp
@@ -97,3 +97,7 @@ gdb_test_multiple "set \$fpmr=0x3f007f4008" "" {
 	pass "Write to FPMR from GDB"
     }
 }
+
+gdb_test "set \$fpmr=0x1255C041" \
+	 "\\\[ F8S1=E4M3 F8S2=E5M2 F8D=E4M3 OSM=MaxNormal OSC=MaxNormal LSCALE=85 NSCALE=18 LSCALE2=0 \\\]" \
+	 "Write 32-bit value to 64-bit register FPMR"
diff --git a/gdb/valops.c b/gdb/valops.c
index c478bdc3f15..82c796bd254 100644
--- a/gdb/valops.c
+++ b/gdb/valops.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ value_cast (struct type *type, struct value *arg2)
 	return value_from_longest (to_type, value_as_long (arg2));
     }
   else if ((code1 == TYPE_CODE_INT || code1 == TYPE_CODE_ENUM
-	    || code1 == TYPE_CODE_RANGE)
+	    || code1 == TYPE_CODE_RANGE || code1 == TYPE_CODE_FLAGS)
 	   && (scalar || code2 == TYPE_CODE_PTR
 	       || code2 == TYPE_CODE_MEMBERPTR))
     {