diff --git a/target-alpha/translate.c b/target-alpha/translate.c
index 28ce4363f1..9cb8084057 100644
--- a/target-alpha/translate.c
+++ b/target-alpha/translate.c
@@ -140,10 +140,6 @@ void alpha_translate_init(void)
                                      offsetof(CPUAlphaState, usp), "usp");
 #endif
 
-    /* register helpers */
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
-
     done_init = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/target-arm/translate.c b/target-arm/translate.c
index 998bde268d..5f003e785e 100644
--- a/target-arm/translate.c
+++ b/target-arm/translate.c
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ void arm_translate_init(void)
 #endif
 
     a64_translate_init();
-
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
 }
 
 static inline TCGv_i32 load_cpu_offset(int offset)
diff --git a/target-cris/translate.c b/target-cris/translate.c
index 617e1b4242..5faa44c1ea 100644
--- a/target-cris/translate.c
+++ b/target-cris/translate.c
@@ -3480,9 +3480,6 @@ void cris_initialize_tcg(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
-
     cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
     cc_x = tcg_global_mem_new(TCG_AREG0,
                               offsetof(CPUCRISState, cc_x), "cc_x");
diff --git a/target-i386/translate.c b/target-i386/translate.c
index be74ebc278..eb0ea93dbb 100644
--- a/target-i386/translate.c
+++ b/target-i386/translate.c
@@ -8261,10 +8261,6 @@ void optimize_flags_init(void)
     cpu_regs[R_EDI] = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(TCG_AREG0,
                                              offsetof(CPUX86State, regs[R_EDI]), "edi");
 #endif
-
-    /* register helpers */
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
 }
 
 /* generate intermediate code in gen_opc_buf and gen_opparam_buf for
diff --git a/target-m68k/translate.c b/target-m68k/translate.c
index f31e48d073..f54b94a53f 100644
--- a/target-m68k/translate.c
+++ b/target-m68k/translate.c
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ void m68k_tcg_init(void)
 
     NULL_QREG = tcg_global_mem_new(TCG_AREG0, -4, "NULL");
     store_dummy = tcg_global_mem_new(TCG_AREG0, -8, "NULL");
-
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
 }
 
 static inline void qemu_assert(int cond, const char *msg)
diff --git a/target-microblaze/translate.c b/target-microblaze/translate.c
index 0673176957..1b937b3f0d 100644
--- a/target-microblaze/translate.c
+++ b/target-microblaze/translate.c
@@ -2024,8 +2024,6 @@ void mb_tcg_init(void)
                           offsetof(CPUMBState, sregs[i]),
                           special_regnames[i]);
     }
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
 }
 
 void restore_state_to_opc(CPUMBState *env, TranslationBlock *tb, int pc_pos)
diff --git a/target-mips/translate.c b/target-mips/translate.c
index ad43d59103..0d8db66889 100644
--- a/target-mips/translate.c
+++ b/target-mips/translate.c
@@ -15886,10 +15886,6 @@ void mips_tcg_init(void)
                                        offsetof(CPUMIPSState, active_fpu.fcr31),
                                        "fcr31");
 
-    /* register helpers */
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
-
     inited = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/target-openrisc/translate.c b/target-openrisc/translate.c
index 723b77d3b4..8908a2e32b 100644
--- a/target-openrisc/translate.c
+++ b/target-openrisc/translate.c
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ void openrisc_translate_init(void)
                                       offsetof(CPUOpenRISCState, gpr[i]),
                                       regnames[i]);
     }
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
 }
 
 /* Writeback SR_F transaltion-space to execution-space.  */
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate.c b/target-ppc/translate.c
index 9c59f69ee1..66c777174c 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate.c
@@ -175,10 +175,6 @@ void ppc_translate_init(void)
     cpu_access_type = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(TCG_AREG0,
                                              offsetof(CPUPPCState, access_type), "access_type");
 
-    /* register helpers */
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
-
     done_init = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/target-s390x/translate.c b/target-s390x/translate.c
index afe90eb8be..bc99a378a7 100644
--- a/target-s390x/translate.c
+++ b/target-s390x/translate.c
@@ -188,10 +188,6 @@ void s390x_translate_init(void)
                                       offsetof(CPUS390XState, fregs[i].d),
                                       cpu_reg_names[i + 16]);
     }
-
-    /* register helpers */
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
 }
 
 static TCGv_i64 load_reg(int reg)
diff --git a/target-sh4/translate.c b/target-sh4/translate.c
index c06b29f1dc..2272eb0beb 100644
--- a/target-sh4/translate.c
+++ b/target-sh4/translate.c
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@ void sh4_translate_init(void)
                                               offsetof(CPUSH4State, fregs[i]),
                                               fregnames[i]);
 
-    /* register helpers */
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
-
     done_init = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/target-sparc/translate.c b/target-sparc/translate.c
index 36615f1979..dce64c3c4a 100644
--- a/target-sparc/translate.c
+++ b/target-sparc/translate.c
@@ -5456,11 +5456,6 @@ void gen_intermediate_code_init(CPUSPARCState *env)
                                                 offsetof(CPUSPARCState, fpr[i]),
                                                 fregnames[i]);
         }
-
-        /* register helpers */
-
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/target-unicore32/translate.c b/target-unicore32/translate.c
index 1246895f86..4572890ffa 100644
--- a/target-unicore32/translate.c
+++ b/target-unicore32/translate.c
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ void uc32_translate_init(void)
         cpu_R[i] = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(TCG_AREG0,
                                 offsetof(CPUUniCore32State, regs[i]), regnames[i]);
     }
-
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
 }
 
 static int num_temps;
diff --git a/target-xtensa/translate.c b/target-xtensa/translate.c
index 24343bdf60..06641bb7d0 100644
--- a/target-xtensa/translate.c
+++ b/target-xtensa/translate.c
@@ -238,8 +238,6 @@ void xtensa_translate_init(void)
                     uregnames[i].name);
         }
     }
-#define GEN_HELPER 2
-#include "helper.h"
 }
 
 static inline bool option_bits_enabled(DisasContext *dc, uint64_t opt)
diff --git a/tcg/tcg.c b/tcg/tcg.c
index 9cd5c38cb3..d3ac5fd9e0 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg.c
+++ b/tcg/tcg.c
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ void tcg_pool_reset(TCGContext *s)
     s->pool_current = NULL;
 }
 
+#include "helper.h"
+
 void tcg_context_init(TCGContext *s)
 {
     int op, total_args, n;
@@ -284,7 +286,11 @@ void tcg_context_init(TCGContext *s)
         sorted_args += n;
         args_ct += n;
     }
-    
+
+    /* Register helpers.  */
+#define GEN_HELPER 2
+#include "helper.h"
+
     tcg_target_init(s);
 }