diff --git a/target/arm/translate.c b/target/arm/translate.c
index edb7d3f394..5a48937ede 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate.c
@@ -1093,6 +1093,11 @@ static void gen_exception_el(int excp, uint32_t syndrome, uint32_t target_el)
                                           tcg_constant_i32(target_el));
 }
 
+static void gen_exception(DisasContext *s, int excp, uint32_t syndrome)
+{
+    gen_exception_el(excp, syndrome, default_exception_el(s));
+}
+
 static void gen_exception_insn_el_v(DisasContext *s, uint64_t pc, int excp,
                                     uint32_t syn, TCGv_i32 tcg_el)
 {
@@ -9758,8 +9763,7 @@ static void arm_tr_tb_stop(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
         switch (dc->base.is_jmp) {
         case DISAS_SWI:
             gen_ss_advance(dc);
-            gen_exception_el(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb),
-                             default_exception_el(dc));
+            gen_exception(dc, EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb));
             break;
         case DISAS_HVC:
             gen_ss_advance(dc);
@@ -9828,8 +9832,7 @@ static void arm_tr_tb_stop(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
             gen_helper_yield(cpu_env);
             break;
         case DISAS_SWI:
-            gen_exception_el(EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb),
-                             default_exception_el(dc));
+            gen_exception(dc, EXCP_SWI, syn_aa32_svc(dc->svc_imm, dc->thumb));
             break;
         case DISAS_HVC:
             gen_exception_el(EXCP_HVC, syn_aa32_hvc(dc->svc_imm), 2);