diff --git a/verif/env/uvme/cov/uvme_illegal_instr_covg.sv b/verif/env/uvme/cov/uvme_illegal_instr_covg.sv
index 471249a6d7..dc9becc05b 100644
--- a/verif/env/uvme/cov/uvme_illegal_instr_covg.sv
+++ b/verif/env/uvme/cov/uvme_illegal_instr_covg.sv
@@ -189,21 +189,21 @@ task uvme_illegal_instr_cov_model_c::sample_isa (uvma_isacov_instr_c instr);
 
   logic is_illegal_instr = (instr.cause == 2);
 
-  if (!have_sampled && is_illegal_instr && cfg.ext_i_supported) begin
-    have_sampled = 1;
+  if (is_illegal_instr && cfg.ext_i_supported) begin
     illegal_i_cg.sample(instr);
-  end
-  if (!have_sampled && is_illegal_instr && cfg.ext_m_supported) begin
     have_sampled = 1;
-    illegal_m_cg.sample(instr);
   end
-  if (!have_sampled && is_illegal_instr && cfg.ext_zicsr_supported) begin
+  if (is_illegal_instr && cfg.ext_m_supported) begin
+    illegal_m_cg.sample(instr);
     have_sampled = 1;
-    illegal_zicsr_cg.sample(instr);
   end
-  if (!have_sampled && is_illegal_instr && cfg.ext_zifencei_supported) begin
+  if (is_illegal_instr && cfg.ext_zicsr_supported) begin
+    illegal_zicsr_cg.sample(instr);
     have_sampled = 1;
+  end
+  if (is_illegal_instr && cfg.ext_zifencei_supported) begin
     illegal_zifencei_cg.sample(instr);
+    have_sampled = 1;
   end
   if (!have_sampled && is_illegal_instr) begin
     `uvm_error("ILLEGAL_INSTR", $sformatf("Could not sample instruction: %h", instr.rvfi.insn));