/* Enable FPB */
        target_write_u32(target, FP_CTRL, 3);
+       cortex_m3->fpb_enabled = 1;
 
        /* Restore FPB registers */
        for (i = 0; i < cortex_m3->fp_num_code + cortex_m3->fp_num_lit; i++)
                comparator_list[fp_num].fpcr_value = (breakpoint->address & 0x1FFFFFFC) | hilo | 1;
                target_write_u32(target, comparator_list[fp_num].fpcr_address, comparator_list[fp_num].fpcr_value);
                LOG_DEBUG("fpc_num %i fpcr_value 0x%x", fp_num, comparator_list[fp_num].fpcr_value);
+               if (!cortex_m3->fpb_enabled)
+               {
+                       LOG_DEBUG("FPB wasn't enabled, do it now");
+                       target_write_u32(target, FP_CTRL, 3);
+               }
        }
        else if (breakpoint->type == BKPT_SOFT)
        {
                /* Setup FPB */
                target_read_u32(target, FP_CTRL, &fpcr);
                cortex_m3->auto_bp_type = 1;
-               cortex_m3->fp_num_code = (fpcr >> 4) & 0xF;
+               cortex_m3->fp_num_code = (fpcr >> 8) & 0x70 | (fpcr >> 4) & 0xF; /* bits [14:12] and [7:4] */
                cortex_m3->fp_num_lit = (fpcr >> 8) & 0xF;
                cortex_m3->fp_code_available = cortex_m3->fp_num_code;
                cortex_m3->fp_comparator_list = calloc(cortex_m3->fp_num_code + cortex_m3->fp_num_lit, sizeof(cortex_m3_fp_comparator_t));
+               cortex_m3->fpb_enabled = fpcr & 1;
                for (i = 0; i < cortex_m3->fp_num_code + cortex_m3->fp_num_lit; i++)
                {
                        cortex_m3->fp_comparator_list[i].type = (i < cortex_m3->fp_num_code) ? FPCR_CODE : FPCR_LITERAL;
 
        u32 nvic_dfsr;  /* Debug Fault Status Register - shows reason for debug halt */
        u32 nvic_icsr;  /* Interrupt Control State Register - shows active and pending IRQ */
        
-       /* Flash Patch and Breakpoint */
+       /* Flash Patch and Breakpoint (FPB) */
        int fp_num_lit;
        int fp_num_code;
        int fp_code_available;
+       int fpb_enabled;
        int auto_bp_type;
        cortex_m3_fp_comparator_t *fp_comparator_list;
        
-       /* DWT */
+       /* Data Watchpoint and Trace (DWT) */
        int dwt_num_comp;
        int dwt_comp_available;
        cortex_m3_dwt_comparator_t *dwt_comparator_list;