diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85a18e0..7406901 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [3.13.2] - 2023-09-20
+  - Perform satp checks only when the CSR is accessible.
+
 ## [3.13.1] - 2023-08-21
   - Add support for Code Size Reduction (Zce) extension
 
diff --git a/riscv_config/__init__.py b/riscv_config/__init__.py
index 158bf7d..ff5baad 100644
--- a/riscv_config/__init__.py
+++ b/riscv_config/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from pkgutil import extend_path
 __path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)
-__version__ = '3.13.1'
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = '3.13.2'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/riscv_config/checker.py b/riscv_config/checker.py
index 20b488e..e7ce76a 100644
--- a/riscv_config/checker.py
+++ b/riscv_config/checker.py
@@ -1367,29 +1367,30 @@ def check_supervisor(spec, logging=False):
     msb = 63 if xlen == 64 else 31
     lsb = 60 if xlen == 64 else 31
     virt_modes = [1] if xlen == 32 else [8,9,10,11]
-    satp_mode_impl = spec['satp'][f'rv{xlen}']['mode']['implemented']
-    satp_mode_type = spec['satp'][f'rv{xlen}']['mode']['type']
-    virtualization_possible = False
-    if 'ro_constant' in satp_mode_type:
-        if satp_mode_type['ro_constant'] == 0:
-            virtualization_possible = False
-        else:
-            virtualization_possible = True
-    elif 'warl' in satp_mode_type:
-        # these are the checks from _check_with_satp_modes64
-        if xlen == 64:
-            warl_inst = warl_class(satp_mode_type['warl'], 'satp::mode',63, 60)
-            for x in [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,11,12,13]:
+    if spec['satp'][f'rv{xlen}']['accessible']: # perform satp checks only if it is accessible
+        satp_mode_impl = spec['satp'][f'rv{xlen}']['mode']['implemented']
+        satp_mode_type = spec['satp'][f'rv{xlen}']['mode']['type']
+        virtualization_possible = False
+        if 'ro_constant' in satp_mode_type:
+            if satp_mode_type['ro_constant'] == 0:
+                virtualization_possible = False
+            else:
+                virtualization_possible = True
+        elif 'warl' in satp_mode_type:
+            # these are the checks from _check_with_satp_modes64
+            if xlen == 64:
+                warl_inst = warl_class(satp_mode_type['warl'], 'satp::mode',63, 60)
+                for x in [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,11,12,13]:
+                    err = warl_inst.islegal(x)
+                    if not err:
+                        errors['satp_mode_checks'] = f'warl function for satp::mode accepts \
+        "{x}" as a legal value - which is incorrect'
+            warl_inst = warl_class(satp_mode_type['warl'], 'satp::mode', msb, lsb, spec)
+            for x in virt_modes:
                 err = warl_inst.islegal(x)
                 if not err:
-                    errors['satp_mode_checks'] = f'warl function for satp::mode accepts \
-    "{x}" as a legal value - which is incorrect'
-        warl_inst = warl_class(satp_mode_type['warl'], 'satp::mode', msb, lsb, spec)
-        for x in virt_modes:
-            err = warl_inst.islegal(x)
-            if not err:
-                virtualization_possible = True
-                break
+                    virtualization_possible = True
+                    break
 
     if pte_ad_hw_update and not virtualization_possible:
         errors['pte_ad_hw_update'] = ['pte_ad_hw_update should be True only if satp.mode can be \
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4a2ea57..b45ae17 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 3.13.1
+current_version = 3.13.2
 commit = True
 tag = True