diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index 0258c1be16..98f304302e 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -7569,18 +7569,16 @@ static void gen_brw(DisasContext *ctx)
 /* brh */
 static void gen_brh(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
-    TCGv_i64 t0 = tcg_temp_new_i64();
+    TCGv_i64 mask = tcg_constant_i64(0x00ff00ff00ff00ffull);
     TCGv_i64 t1 = tcg_temp_new_i64();
     TCGv_i64 t2 = tcg_temp_new_i64();
 
-    tcg_gen_movi_i64(t0, 0x00ff00ff00ff00ffull);
     tcg_gen_shri_i64(t1, cpu_gpr[rS(ctx->opcode)], 8);
-    tcg_gen_and_i64(t2, t1, t0);
-    tcg_gen_and_i64(t1, cpu_gpr[rS(ctx->opcode)], t0);
+    tcg_gen_and_i64(t2, t1, mask);
+    tcg_gen_and_i64(t1, cpu_gpr[rS(ctx->opcode)], mask);
     tcg_gen_shli_i64(t1, t1, 8);
     tcg_gen_or_i64(cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], t1, t2);
 
-    tcg_temp_free_i64(t0);
     tcg_temp_free_i64(t1);
     tcg_temp_free_i64(t2);
 }