diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index 75a81d4304..6cfbec26a1 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ FIELD(MSR, EE, MSR_EE, 1)
 FIELD(MSR, PR, MSR_PR, 1)
 FIELD(MSR, FP, MSR_FP, 1)
 FIELD(MSR, ME, MSR_ME, 1)
+FIELD(MSR, IR, MSR_IR, 1)
 FIELD(MSR, DS, MSR_DS, 1)
 FIELD(MSR, LE, MSR_LE, 1)
 
@@ -485,7 +486,6 @@ FIELD(MSR, LE, MSR_LE, 1)
 #define msr_de   ((env->msr >> MSR_DE)   & 1)
 #define msr_fe1  ((env->msr >> MSR_FE1)  & 1)
 #define msr_ep   ((env->msr >> MSR_EP)   & 1)
-#define msr_ir   ((env->msr >> MSR_IR)   & 1)
 #define msr_dr   ((env->msr >> MSR_DR)   & 1)
 #define msr_ts   ((env->msr >> MSR_TS1)  & 3)
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/helper_regs.c b/target/ppc/helper_regs.c
index 4e649d8b0e..e40078c001 100644
--- a/target/ppc/helper_regs.c
+++ b/target/ppc/helper_regs.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int hreg_store_msr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong value, int alter_hv)
         value &= ~MSR_HVB;
         value |= env->msr & MSR_HVB;
     }
-    if (((value >> MSR_IR) & 1) != msr_ir ||
+    if (((value ^ env->msr) & R_MSR_IR_MASK) ||
         ((value >> MSR_DR) & 1) != msr_dr) {
         cpu_interrupt_exittb(cs);
     }
diff --git a/target/ppc/mmu_common.c b/target/ppc/mmu_common.c
index 031bb4493b..30deca0425 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mmu_common.c
+++ b/target/ppc/mmu_common.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static int get_segment_6xx_tlb(CPUPPCState *env, mmu_ctx_t *ctx,
                   " nip=" TARGET_FMT_lx " lr=" TARGET_FMT_lx
                   " ir=%d dr=%d pr=%d %d t=%d\n",
                   eaddr, (int)(eaddr >> 28), sr, env->nip, env->lr,
-                  (int)msr_ir, (int)msr_dr, pr ? 1 : 0,
+                  (int)FIELD_EX64(env->msr, MSR, IR), (int)msr_dr, pr ? 1 : 0,
                   access_type == MMU_DATA_STORE, type);
     pgidx = (eaddr & ~SEGMENT_MASK_256M) >> target_page_bits;
     hash = vsid ^ pgidx;
@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ found_tlb:
     }
 
     /* Check the address space */
-    if ((access_type == MMU_INST_FETCH ? msr_ir : msr_dr) != (tlb->attr & 1)) {
+    if ((access_type == MMU_INST_FETCH ?
+        FIELD_EX64(env->msr, MSR, IR) : msr_dr) != (tlb->attr & 1)) {
         qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_MMU, "%s: AS doesn't match\n", __func__);
         return -1;
     }
@@ -839,7 +840,7 @@ found_tlb:
     if (access_type == MMU_INST_FETCH) {
         /* There is no way to fetch code using epid load */
         assert(!use_epid);
-        as = msr_ir;
+        as = FIELD_EX64(env->msr, MSR, IR);
     }
 
     if (as != ((tlb->mas1 & MAS1_TS) >> MAS1_TS_SHIFT)) {
@@ -1169,7 +1170,7 @@ int get_physical_address_wtlb(CPUPPCState *env, mmu_ctx_t *ctx,
                                      int mmu_idx)
 {
     int ret = -1;
-    bool real_mode = (type == ACCESS_CODE && msr_ir == 0)
+    bool real_mode = (type == ACCESS_CODE && !FIELD_EX64(env->msr, MSR, IR))
         || (type != ACCESS_CODE && msr_dr == 0);
 
     switch (env->mmu_model) {
@@ -1231,7 +1232,7 @@ static void booke206_update_mas_tlb_miss(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong address,
     bool use_epid = mmubooke206_get_as(env, mmu_idx, &epid, &as, &pr);
 
     if (access_type == MMU_INST_FETCH) {
-        as = msr_ir;
+        as = FIELD_EX64(env->msr, MSR, IR);
     }
     env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_MAS0] = env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_MAS4] & MAS4_TLBSELD_MASK;
     env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_MAS1] = env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_MAS4] & MAS4_TSIZED_MASK;