diff --git a/hdl/hazard3_core.v b/hdl/hazard3_core.v
index e88fed2..ecf6320 100644
--- a/hdl/hazard3_core.v
+++ b/hdl/hazard3_core.v
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ wire [W_ADDR-1:0] x_jump_target = x_addr_sum & ~32'h1;
 wire              x_jump_misaligned = ~|EXTENSION_C && x_addr_sum[1];
 wire              x_branch_cmp_noinvert;
 
-wire              x_branch_was_predicted = |BRANCH_PREDICTOR && fd_cir_predbranch[fd_cir[1:0] == 2'b11];
+wire              x_branch_was_predicted = |BRANCH_PREDICTOR && fd_cir_predbranch[0];
 wire              x_branch_cmp = x_branch_cmp_noinvert ^ x_branch_was_predicted;
 
 generate
diff --git a/hdl/hazard3_frontend.v b/hdl/hazard3_frontend.v
index b470321..1dd9c30 100644
--- a/hdl/hazard3_frontend.v
+++ b/hdl/hazard3_frontend.v
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ localparam FIFO_DEPTH = 2;
 
 wire jump_now = jump_target_vld && jump_target_rdy;
 reg [1:0] mem_data_hwvld;
+
 // Mark data as containing a predicted-taken branch instruction so that
 // mispredicts can be recovered -- need to track both halfwords so that we
 // can mark the entire instruction, and nothing but the instruction:
@@ -225,13 +226,20 @@ assign btb_target_addr_out = btb_target_addr;
 reg [W_ADDR-1:0] fetch_addr;
 reg              fetch_priv;
 reg              btb_prev_start_of_overhanging;
+reg [1:0]        mem_aph_hwvld;
 
 wire btb_match_word = |BRANCH_PREDICTOR && btb_valid && (
 	fetch_addr[W_ADDR-1:2] == btb_src_addr[W_ADDR-1:2]
 );
 
+// Catch case where predicted-taken branch instruction extends into next word:
 wire btb_src_overhanging    = btb_src_size && btb_src_addr[1];
-wire btb_match_current_addr = btb_match_word && !btb_src_overhanging;
+
+// Suppress case where we have jumped immediately after a word-aligned halfword-sized
+// branch, and the jump target went into fetch_addr due to an address-phase hold:
+wire btb_jumped_beyond      = !btb_src_size && !btb_src_addr[1] && !mem_aph_hwvld[0];
+
+wire btb_match_current_addr = btb_match_word && !btb_src_overhanging && !btb_jumped_beyond;
 wire btb_match_next_addr    = btb_match_word && btb_src_overhanging;
 
 wire btb_match_now = btb_match_current_addr || btb_prev_start_of_overhanging;
@@ -353,8 +361,6 @@ always @ (posedge clk or negedge rst_n) begin
 	end
 end
 
-reg [1:0] mem_aph_hwvld;
-
 always @ (posedge clk or negedge rst_n) begin
 	if (!rst_n) begin
 		mem_data_hwvld <= 2'b11;