diff --git a/target/arm/helper.c b/target/arm/helper.c
index 6f5bb198c3b..3ec6114599b 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/helper.c
@@ -6840,6 +6840,8 @@ static void v7m_exception_taken(ARMCPU *cpu, uint32_t lr, bool dotailchain,
     bool push_failed = false;
 
     armv7m_nvic_get_pending_irq_info(env->nvic, &exc, &targets_secure);
+    qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "...taking pending %s exception %d\n",
+                  targets_secure ? "secure" : "nonsecure", exc);
 
     if (arm_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_V8)) {
         if (arm_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_M_SECURITY) &&
@@ -6913,12 +6915,15 @@ static void v7m_exception_taken(ARMCPU *cpu, uint32_t lr, bool dotailchain,
          * we might now want to take a different exception which
          * targets a different security state, so try again from the top.
          */
+        qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT,
+                      "...derived exception on callee-saves register stacking");
         v7m_exception_taken(cpu, lr, true, true);
         return;
     }
 
     if (!arm_v7m_load_vector(cpu, exc, targets_secure, &addr)) {
         /* Vector load failed: derived exception */
+        qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "...derived exception on vector table load");
         v7m_exception_taken(cpu, lr, true, true);
         return;
     }
@@ -7129,9 +7134,9 @@ static void do_v7m_exception_exit(ARMCPU *cpu)
     if (sfault) {
         env->v7m.sfsr |= R_V7M_SFSR_INVER_MASK;
         armv7m_nvic_set_pending(env->nvic, ARMV7M_EXCP_SECURE, false);
-        v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, true, false);
         qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "...taking SecureFault on existing "
                       "stackframe: failed EXC_RETURN.ES validity check\n");
+        v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, true, false);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -7141,9 +7146,9 @@ static void do_v7m_exception_exit(ARMCPU *cpu)
          */
         env->v7m.cfsr[env->v7m.secure] |= R_V7M_CFSR_INVPC_MASK;
         armv7m_nvic_set_pending(env->nvic, ARMV7M_EXCP_USAGE, env->v7m.secure);
-        v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, true, false);
         qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "...taking UsageFault on existing "
                       "stackframe: failed exception return integrity check\n");
+        v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, true, false);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -7198,10 +7203,10 @@ static void do_v7m_exception_exit(ARMCPU *cpu)
                 /* Take a SecureFault on the current stack */
                 env->v7m.sfsr |= R_V7M_SFSR_INVIS_MASK;
                 armv7m_nvic_set_pending(env->nvic, ARMV7M_EXCP_SECURE, false);
-                v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, true, false);
                 qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "...taking SecureFault on existing "
                               "stackframe: failed exception return integrity "
                               "signature check\n");
+                v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, true, false);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -7234,6 +7239,7 @@ static void do_v7m_exception_exit(ARMCPU *cpu)
             /* v7m_stack_read() pended a fault, so take it (as a tail
              * chained exception on the same stack frame)
              */
+            qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "...derived exception on unstacking\n");
             v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, true, false);
             return;
         }
@@ -7270,10 +7276,10 @@ static void do_v7m_exception_exit(ARMCPU *cpu)
                 armv7m_nvic_set_pending(env->nvic, ARMV7M_EXCP_USAGE,
                                         env->v7m.secure);
                 env->v7m.cfsr[env->v7m.secure] |= R_V7M_CFSR_INVPC_MASK;
-                v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, true, false);
                 qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "...taking UsageFault on existing "
                               "stackframe: failed exception return integrity "
                               "check\n");
+                v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, true, false);
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -7309,9 +7315,9 @@ static void do_v7m_exception_exit(ARMCPU *cpu)
         armv7m_nvic_set_pending(env->nvic, ARMV7M_EXCP_USAGE, false);
         env->v7m.cfsr[env->v7m.secure] |= R_V7M_CFSR_INVPC_MASK;
         ignore_stackfaults = v7m_push_stack(cpu);
-        v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, false, ignore_stackfaults);
         qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "...taking UsageFault on new stackframe: "
                       "failed exception return integrity check\n");
+        v7m_exception_taken(cpu, excret, false, ignore_stackfaults);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -7727,7 +7733,6 @@ void arm_v7m_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
 
     ignore_stackfaults = v7m_push_stack(cpu);
     v7m_exception_taken(cpu, lr, false, ignore_stackfaults);
-    qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "... as %d\n", env->v7m.exception);
 }
 
 /* Function used to synchronize QEMU's AArch64 register set with AArch32
