diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu.h b/target-ppc/cpu.h
index d84ea3c1a7..a872efb887 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu.h
@@ -2299,6 +2299,14 @@ static inline void cpu_get_tb_cpu_state(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong *pc,
     *flags = env->hflags;
 }
 
+void QEMU_NORETURN raise_exception(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception);
+void QEMU_NORETURN raise_exception_ra(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception,
+                                      uintptr_t raddr);
+void QEMU_NORETURN raise_exception_err(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception,
+                                       uint32_t error_code);
+void QEMU_NORETURN raise_exception_err_ra(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception,
+                                          uint32_t error_code, uintptr_t raddr);
+
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 static inline int booke206_tlbm_id(CPUPPCState *env, ppcmas_tlb_t *tlbm)
 {
diff --git a/target-ppc/excp_helper.c b/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
index d6e1678a63..96c6fd9eb0 100644
--- a/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
@@ -898,34 +898,53 @@ static void cpu_dump_rfi(target_ulong RA, target_ulong msr)
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Exceptions processing helpers */
 
-void helper_raise_exception_err(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception,
-                                uint32_t error_code)
+void raise_exception_err_ra(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception,
+                            uint32_t error_code, uintptr_t raddr)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(ppc_env_get_cpu(env));
 
-#if 0
-    printf("Raise exception %3x code : %d\n", exception, error_code);
-#endif
     cs->exception_index = exception;
     env->error_code = error_code;
-    cpu_loop_exit(cs);
+    cpu_loop_exit_restore(cs, raddr);
+}
+
+void raise_exception_err(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception,
+                         uint32_t error_code)
+{
+    raise_exception_err_ra(env, exception, error_code, 0);
+}
+
+void raise_exception(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception)
+{
+    raise_exception_err_ra(env, exception, 0, 0);
+}
+
+void raise_exception_ra(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception,
+                        uintptr_t raddr)
+{
+    raise_exception_err_ra(env, exception, 0, raddr);
+}
+
+void helper_raise_exception_err(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception,
+                                uint32_t error_code)
+{
+    raise_exception_err_ra(env, exception, error_code, 0);
 }
 
 void helper_raise_exception(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t exception)
 {
-    helper_raise_exception_err(env, exception, 0);
+    raise_exception_err_ra(env, exception, 0, 0);
 }
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 void helper_store_msr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
 {
-    CPUState *cs;
+    uint32_t excp = hreg_store_msr(env, val, 0);
 
-    val = hreg_store_msr(env, val, 0);
-    if (val != 0) {
-        cs = CPU(ppc_env_get_cpu(env));
+    if (excp != 0) {
+        CPUState *cs = CPU(ppc_env_get_cpu(env));
         cs->interrupt_request |= CPU_INTERRUPT_EXITTB;
-        helper_raise_exception(env, val);
+        raise_exception(env, excp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -951,7 +970,7 @@ void helper_pminsn(CPUPPCState *env, powerpc_pm_insn_t insn)
      * but this doesn't seem to be a problem.
      */
     env->msr |= (1ull << MSR_EE);
-    helper_raise_exception(env, EXCP_HLT);
+    raise_exception(env, EXCP_HLT);
 }
 #endif /* defined(TARGET_PPC64) */
 
@@ -1041,8 +1060,7 @@ void helper_tw(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong arg1, target_ulong arg2,
                   ((int32_t)arg1 == (int32_t)arg2 && (flags & 0x04)) ||
                   ((uint32_t)arg1 < (uint32_t)arg2 && (flags & 0x02)) ||
                   ((uint32_t)arg1 > (uint32_t)arg2 && (flags & 0x01))))) {
-        helper_raise_exception_err(env, POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM,
-                                   POWERPC_EXCP_TRAP);
+        raise_exception_err(env, POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM, POWERPC_EXCP_TRAP);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1055,8 +1073,7 @@ void helper_td(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong arg1, target_ulong arg2,
                   ((int64_t)arg1 == (int64_t)arg2 && (flags & 0x04)) ||
                   ((uint64_t)arg1 < (uint64_t)arg2 && (flags & 0x02)) ||
                   ((uint64_t)arg1 > (uint64_t)arg2 && (flags & 0x01))))) {
-        helper_raise_exception_err(env, POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM,
-                                   POWERPC_EXCP_TRAP);
+        raise_exception_err(env, POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM, POWERPC_EXCP_TRAP);
     }
 }
 #endif