diff --git a/target/sparc/helper.h b/target/sparc/helper.h
index fcb9c617b7..97fbf6f66c 100644
--- a/target/sparc/helper.h
+++ b/target/sparc/helper.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(fstox, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, s64, env, f32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(fdtox, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, s64, env, f64)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(fqtox, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, s64, env, i128)
 
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(fpmerge, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i64, i64, i64)
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(fpmerge, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i64, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(fmul8x16, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i64, i32, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(fmul8x16a, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i64, i32, s32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(fmul8sux16, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i64, i64, i64)
diff --git a/target/sparc/translate.c b/target/sparc/translate.c
index 8a2894bb9f..99c6f3cc72 100644
--- a/target/sparc/translate.c
+++ b/target/sparc/translate.c
@@ -4656,6 +4656,7 @@ TRANS(FMUL8x16AU, VIS1, do_dff, a, gen_op_fmul8x16au)
 TRANS(FMUL8x16AL, VIS1, do_dff, a, gen_op_fmul8x16al)
 TRANS(FMULD8SUx16, VIS1, do_dff, a, gen_op_fmuld8sux16)
 TRANS(FMULD8ULx16, VIS1, do_dff, a, gen_op_fmuld8ulx16)
+TRANS(FPMERGE, VIS1, do_dff, a, gen_helper_fpmerge)
 
 static bool do_dfd(DisasContext *dc, arg_r_r_r *a,
                    void (*func)(TCGv_i64, TCGv_i32, TCGv_i64))
@@ -4696,7 +4697,6 @@ static bool do_ddd(DisasContext *dc, arg_r_r_r *a,
 
 TRANS(FMUL8SUx16, VIS1, do_ddd, a, gen_helper_fmul8sux16)
 TRANS(FMUL8ULx16, VIS1, do_ddd, a, gen_helper_fmul8ulx16)
-TRANS(FPMERGE, VIS1, do_ddd, a, gen_helper_fpmerge)
 
 TRANS(FPADD16, VIS1, do_ddd, a, tcg_gen_vec_add16_i64)
 TRANS(FPADD32, VIS1, do_ddd, a, tcg_gen_vec_add32_i64)
diff --git a/target/sparc/vis_helper.c b/target/sparc/vis_helper.c
index 61c61c7fea..14c665cad6 100644
--- a/target/sparc/vis_helper.c
+++ b/target/sparc/vis_helper.c
@@ -74,22 +74,23 @@ typedef union {
     float32 f;
 } VIS32;
 
-uint64_t helper_fpmerge(uint64_t src1, uint64_t src2)
+uint64_t helper_fpmerge(uint32_t src1, uint32_t src2)
 {
-    VIS64 s, d;
+    VIS32 s1, s2;
+    VIS64 d;
 
-    s.ll = src1;
-    d.ll = src2;
+    s1.l = src1;
+    s2.l = src2;
+    d.ll = 0;
 
-    /* Reverse calculation order to handle overlap */
-    d.VIS_B64(7) = s.VIS_B64(3);
-    d.VIS_B64(6) = d.VIS_B64(3);
-    d.VIS_B64(5) = s.VIS_B64(2);
-    d.VIS_B64(4) = d.VIS_B64(2);
-    d.VIS_B64(3) = s.VIS_B64(1);
-    d.VIS_B64(2) = d.VIS_B64(1);
-    d.VIS_B64(1) = s.VIS_B64(0);
-    /* d.VIS_B64(0) = d.VIS_B64(0); */
+    d.VIS_B64(7) = s1.VIS_B32(3);
+    d.VIS_B64(6) = s2.VIS_B32(3);
+    d.VIS_B64(5) = s1.VIS_B32(2);
+    d.VIS_B64(4) = s2.VIS_B32(2);
+    d.VIS_B64(3) = s1.VIS_B32(1);
+    d.VIS_B64(2) = s2.VIS_B32(1);
+    d.VIS_B64(1) = s1.VIS_B32(0);
+    d.VIS_B64(0) = s2.VIS_B32(0);
 
     return d.ll;
 }