diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index 8d08625c33..b5217f632f 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -5075,40 +5075,26 @@ static void gen_ecowx(DisasContext *ctx)
 /* abs - abs. */
 static void gen_abs(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
-    TCGLabel *l1 = gen_new_label();
-    TCGLabel *l2 = gen_new_label();
-    tcg_gen_brcondi_tl(TCG_COND_GE, cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], 0, l1);
-    tcg_gen_neg_tl(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)]);
-    tcg_gen_br(l2);
-    gen_set_label(l1);
-    tcg_gen_mov_tl(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)]);
-    gen_set_label(l2);
+    TCGv d = cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)];
+    TCGv a = cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)];
+
+    tcg_gen_abs_tl(d, a);
     if (unlikely(Rc(ctx->opcode) != 0)) {
-        gen_set_Rc0(ctx, cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)]);
+        gen_set_Rc0(ctx, d);
     }
 }
 
 /* abso - abso. */
 static void gen_abso(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
-    TCGLabel *l1 = gen_new_label();
-    TCGLabel *l2 = gen_new_label();
-    TCGLabel *l3 = gen_new_label();
-    /* Start with XER OV disabled, the most likely case */
-    tcg_gen_movi_tl(cpu_ov, 0);
-    tcg_gen_brcondi_tl(TCG_COND_GE, cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], 0, l2);
-    tcg_gen_brcondi_tl(TCG_COND_NE, cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], 0x80000000, l1);
-    tcg_gen_movi_tl(cpu_ov, 1);
-    tcg_gen_movi_tl(cpu_so, 1);
-    tcg_gen_br(l2);
-    gen_set_label(l1);
-    tcg_gen_neg_tl(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)]);
-    tcg_gen_br(l3);
-    gen_set_label(l2);
-    tcg_gen_mov_tl(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)]);
-    gen_set_label(l3);
+    TCGv d = cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)];
+    TCGv a = cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)];
+
+    tcg_gen_setcondi_tl(TCG_COND_EQ, cpu_ov, a, 0x80000000);
+    tcg_gen_abs_tl(d, a);
+    tcg_gen_or_tl(cpu_so, cpu_so, cpu_ov);
     if (unlikely(Rc(ctx->opcode) != 0)) {
-        gen_set_Rc0(ctx, cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)]);
+        gen_set_Rc0(ctx, d);
     }
 }
 
@@ -5344,34 +5330,28 @@ static void gen_mulo(DisasContext *ctx)
 /* nabs - nabs. */
 static void gen_nabs(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
-    TCGLabel *l1 = gen_new_label();
-    TCGLabel *l2 = gen_new_label();
-    tcg_gen_brcondi_tl(TCG_COND_GT, cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], 0, l1);
-    tcg_gen_mov_tl(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)]);
-    tcg_gen_br(l2);
-    gen_set_label(l1);
-    tcg_gen_neg_tl(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)]);
-    gen_set_label(l2);
+    TCGv d = cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)];
+    TCGv a = cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)];
+
+    tcg_gen_abs_tl(d, a);
+    tcg_gen_neg_tl(d, d);
     if (unlikely(Rc(ctx->opcode) != 0)) {
-        gen_set_Rc0(ctx, cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)]);
+        gen_set_Rc0(ctx, d);
     }
 }
 
 /* nabso - nabso. */
 static void gen_nabso(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
-    TCGLabel *l1 = gen_new_label();
-    TCGLabel *l2 = gen_new_label();
-    tcg_gen_brcondi_tl(TCG_COND_GT, cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)], 0, l1);
-    tcg_gen_mov_tl(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)]);
-    tcg_gen_br(l2);
-    gen_set_label(l1);
-    tcg_gen_neg_tl(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)]);
-    gen_set_label(l2);
+    TCGv d = cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)];
+    TCGv a = cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)];
+
+    tcg_gen_abs_tl(d, a);
+    tcg_gen_neg_tl(d, d);
     /* nabs never overflows */
     tcg_gen_movi_tl(cpu_ov, 0);
     if (unlikely(Rc(ctx->opcode) != 0)) {
-        gen_set_Rc0(ctx, cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)]);
+        gen_set_Rc0(ctx, d);
     }
 }