diff --git a/hw/xtensa/pic_cpu.c b/hw/xtensa/pic_cpu.c
index 2bed64f..0e812d7 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa/pic_cpu.c
+++ b/hw/xtensa/pic_cpu.c
@@ -31,22 +31,6 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 
-void xtensa_advance_ccount(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t d)
-{
-    uint32_t old_ccount = env->sregs[CCOUNT] + 1;
-
-    env->sregs[CCOUNT] += d;
-
-    if (xtensa_option_enabled(env->config, XTENSA_OPTION_TIMER_INTERRUPT)) {
-        int i;
-        for (i = 0; i < env->config->nccompare; ++i) {
-            if (env->sregs[CCOMPARE + i] - old_ccount < d) {
-                xtensa_timer_irq(env, i, 1);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void check_interrupts(CPUXtensaState *env)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(xtensa_env_get_cpu(env));
@@ -54,17 +38,6 @@ void check_interrupts(CPUXtensaState *env)
     uint32_t int_set_enabled = env->sregs[INTSET] & env->sregs[INTENABLE];
     int level;
 
-    /* If the CPU is halted advance CCOUNT according to the QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL time
-     * elapsed since the moment when it was advanced last time.
-     */
-    if (cs->halted) {
-        int64_t now = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
-
-        xtensa_advance_ccount(env,
-                muldiv64(now - env->halt_clock,
-                    env->config->clock_freq_khz, 1000000));
-        env->halt_clock = now;
-    }
     for (level = env->config->nlevel; level > minlevel; --level) {
         if (env->config->level_mask[level] & int_set_enabled) {
             env->pending_irq_level = level;
@@ -109,49 +82,29 @@ void xtensa_timer_irq(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t id, uint32_t active)
     qemu_set_irq(env->irq_inputs[env->config->timerint[id]], active);
 }
 
-void xtensa_rearm_ccompare_timer(CPUXtensaState *env)
-{
-    int i;
-    uint32_t wake_ccount = env->sregs[CCOUNT] - 1;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < env->config->nccompare; ++i) {
-        if (env->sregs[CCOMPARE + i] - env->sregs[CCOUNT] <
-                wake_ccount - env->sregs[CCOUNT]) {
-            wake_ccount = env->sregs[CCOMPARE + i];
-        }
-    }
-    env->wake_ccount = wake_ccount;
-    timer_mod(env->ccompare_timer, env->halt_clock +
-            (uint64_t)(wake_ccount - env->sregs[CCOUNT]) *
-            1000000 / env->config->clock_freq_khz);
-}
-
 static void xtensa_ccompare_cb(void *opaque)
 {
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = opaque;
-    CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
+    XtensaCcompareTimer *ccompare = opaque;
+    CPUXtensaState *env = ccompare->env;
+    unsigned i = ccompare - env->ccompare;
 
-    if (cs->halted) {
-        env->halt_clock = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
-        xtensa_advance_ccount(env, env->wake_ccount - env->sregs[CCOUNT]);
-        if (!cpu_has_work(cs)) {
-            env->sregs[CCOUNT] = env->wake_ccount + 1;
-            xtensa_rearm_ccompare_timer(env);
-        }
-    }
+    xtensa_timer_irq(env, i, 1);
 }
 
 void xtensa_irq_init(CPUXtensaState *env)
 {
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = xtensa_env_get_cpu(env);
-
     env->irq_inputs = (void **)qemu_allocate_irqs(
             xtensa_set_irq, env, env->config->ninterrupt);
-    if (xtensa_option_enabled(env->config, XTENSA_OPTION_TIMER_INTERRUPT) &&
-            env->config->nccompare > 0) {
-        env->ccompare_timer =
-            timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, &xtensa_ccompare_cb, cpu);
+    if (xtensa_option_enabled(env->config, XTENSA_OPTION_TIMER_INTERRUPT)) {
+        unsigned i;
+
+        env->time_base = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
+        env->ccount_base = env->sregs[CCOUNT];
+        for (i = 0; i < env->config->nccompare; ++i) {
+            env->ccompare[i].env = env;
+            env->ccompare[i].timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
+                    xtensa_ccompare_cb, env->ccompare + i);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.h b/target/xtensa/cpu.h
index 77bd9d2..744af81 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.h
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.h
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ typedef enum {
     INTTYPE_MAX
 } interrupt_type;
 
+struct CPUXtensaState;
+
 typedef struct xtensa_tlb_entry {
     uint32_t vaddr;
     uint32_t paddr;
@@ -298,6 +300,11 @@ typedef struct XtensaGdbRegmap {
     XtensaGdbReg reg[1 + 16 + 64 + 256 + 256];
 } XtensaGdbRegmap;
 
+typedef struct XtensaCcompareTimer {
+    struct CPUXtensaState *env;
+    QEMUTimer *timer;
+} XtensaCcompareTimer;
+
 struct XtensaConfig {
     const char *name;
     uint64_t options;
@@ -369,9 +376,10 @@ typedef struct CPUXtensaState {
     bool runstall;
     int pending_irq_level; /* level of last raised IRQ */
     void **irq_inputs;
-    QEMUTimer *ccompare_timer;
-    uint32_t wake_ccount;
-    int64_t halt_clock;
+    XtensaCcompareTimer ccompare[MAX_NCCOMPARE];
+    uint64_t time_base;
+    uint64_t ccount_time;
+    uint32_t ccount_base;
 
     int exception_taken;
     unsigned static_vectors;
@@ -439,9 +447,7 @@ void xtensa_register_core(XtensaConfigList *node);
 void check_interrupts(CPUXtensaState *s);
 void xtensa_irq_init(CPUXtensaState *env);
 void *xtensa_get_extint(CPUXtensaState *env, unsigned extint);
-void xtensa_advance_ccount(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t d);
 void xtensa_timer_irq(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t id, uint32_t active);
-void xtensa_rearm_ccompare_timer(CPUXtensaState *env);
 int cpu_xtensa_signal_handler(int host_signum, void *pinfo, void *puc);
 void xtensa_cpu_list(FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf);
 void xtensa_sync_window_from_phys(CPUXtensaState *env);
diff --git a/target/xtensa/helper.h b/target/xtensa/helper.h
index 5ea9c5b..427bdc7 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/helper.h
+++ b/target/xtensa/helper.h
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ DEF_HELPER_1(simcall, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_1(dump_state, void, env)
 
 DEF_HELPER_3(waiti, void, env, i32, i32)
-DEF_HELPER_3(timer_irq, void, env, i32, i32)
-DEF_HELPER_2(advance_ccount, void, env, i32)
+DEF_HELPER_1(update_ccount, void, env)
+DEF_HELPER_2(wsr_ccount, void, env, i32)
+DEF_HELPER_2(update_ccompare, void, env, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_1(check_interrupts, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_3(check_atomctl, void, env, i32, i32)
 
diff --git a/target/xtensa/op_helper.c b/target/xtensa/op_helper.c
index 0a4b214..5e5c7da 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/op_helper.c
@@ -398,22 +398,39 @@ void HELPER(waiti)(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t pc, uint32_t intlevel)
     }
 
     cpu = CPU(xtensa_env_get_cpu(env));
-    env->halt_clock = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
     cpu->halted = 1;
-    if (xtensa_option_enabled(env->config, XTENSA_OPTION_TIMER_INTERRUPT)) {
-        xtensa_rearm_ccompare_timer(env);
-    }
     HELPER(exception)(env, EXCP_HLT);
 }
 
-void HELPER(timer_irq)(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t id, uint32_t active)
+void HELPER(update_ccount)(CPUXtensaState *env)
+{
+    uint64_t now = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
+
+    env->ccount_time = now;
+    env->sregs[CCOUNT] = env->ccount_base +
+        (uint32_t)((now - env->time_base) *
+                   env->config->clock_freq_khz / 1000000);
+}
+
+void HELPER(wsr_ccount)(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t v)
 {
-    xtensa_timer_irq(env, id, active);
+    int i;
+
+    HELPER(update_ccount)(env);
+    env->ccount_base += v - env->sregs[CCOUNT];
+    for (i = 0; i < env->config->nccompare; ++i) {
+        HELPER(update_ccompare)(env, i);
+    }
 }
 
-void HELPER(advance_ccount)(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t d)
+void HELPER(update_ccompare)(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t i)
 {
-    xtensa_advance_ccount(env, d);
+    uint64_t dcc;
+
+    HELPER(update_ccount)(env);
+    dcc = (uint64_t)(env->sregs[CCOMPARE + i] - env->sregs[CCOUNT] - 1) + 1;
+    timer_mod(env->ccompare[i].timer,
+              env->ccount_time + (dcc * 1000000) / env->config->clock_freq_khz);
 }
 
 void HELPER(check_interrupts)(CPUXtensaState *env)
diff --git a/target/xtensa/translate.c b/target/xtensa/translate.c
index 0858c29..cb42945 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/translate.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/translate.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     bool sar_m32_allocated;
     TCGv_i32 sar_m32;
 
-    uint32_t ccount_delta;
     unsigned window;
 
     bool debug;
@@ -314,20 +313,9 @@ static void gen_left_shift_sar(DisasContext *dc, TCGv_i32 sa)
     tcg_temp_free(tmp);
 }
 
-static void gen_advance_ccount(DisasContext *dc)
-{
-    if (dc->ccount_delta > 0) {
-        TCGv_i32 tmp = tcg_const_i32(dc->ccount_delta);
-        gen_helper_advance_ccount(cpu_env, tmp);
-        tcg_temp_free(tmp);
-    }
-    dc->ccount_delta = 0;
-}
-
 static void gen_exception(DisasContext *dc, int excp)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tmp = tcg_const_i32(excp);
-    gen_advance_ccount(dc);
     gen_helper_exception(cpu_env, tmp);
     tcg_temp_free(tmp);
 }
@@ -336,7 +324,6 @@ static void gen_exception_cause(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t cause)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tpc = tcg_const_i32(dc->pc);
     TCGv_i32 tcause = tcg_const_i32(cause);
-    gen_advance_ccount(dc);
     gen_helper_exception_cause(cpu_env, tpc, tcause);
     tcg_temp_free(tpc);
     tcg_temp_free(tcause);
@@ -351,7 +338,6 @@ static void gen_exception_cause_vaddr(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t cause,
 {
     TCGv_i32 tpc = tcg_const_i32(dc->pc);
     TCGv_i32 tcause = tcg_const_i32(cause);
-    gen_advance_ccount(dc);
     gen_helper_exception_cause_vaddr(cpu_env, tpc, tcause, vaddr);
     tcg_temp_free(tpc);
     tcg_temp_free(tcause);
@@ -361,7 +347,6 @@ static void gen_debug_exception(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t cause)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tpc = tcg_const_i32(dc->pc);
     TCGv_i32 tcause = tcg_const_i32(cause);
-    gen_advance_ccount(dc);
     gen_helper_debug_exception(cpu_env, tpc, tcause);
     tcg_temp_free(tpc);
     tcg_temp_free(tcause);
@@ -394,7 +379,6 @@ static bool gen_check_cpenable(DisasContext *dc, unsigned cp)
 static void gen_jump_slot(DisasContext *dc, TCGv dest, int slot)
 {
     tcg_gen_mov_i32(cpu_pc, dest);
-    gen_advance_ccount(dc);
     if (dc->icount) {
         tcg_gen_mov_i32(cpu_SR[ICOUNT], dc->next_icount);
     }
@@ -465,7 +449,6 @@ static bool gen_check_loop_end(DisasContext *dc, int slot)
             dc->next_pc == dc->lend) {
         TCGLabel *label = gen_new_label();
 
-        gen_advance_ccount(dc);
         tcg_gen_brcondi_i32(TCG_COND_EQ, cpu_SR[LCOUNT], 0, label);
         tcg_gen_subi_i32(cpu_SR[LCOUNT], cpu_SR[LCOUNT], 1);
         gen_jumpi(dc, dc->lbeg, slot);
@@ -488,7 +471,6 @@ static void gen_brcond(DisasContext *dc, TCGCond cond,
 {
     TCGLabel *label = gen_new_label();
 
-    gen_advance_ccount(dc);
     tcg_gen_brcond_i32(cond, t0, t1, label);
     gen_jumpi_check_loop_end(dc, 0);
     gen_set_label(label);
@@ -530,7 +512,7 @@ static bool gen_check_sr(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t sr, unsigned access)
 
 static void gen_rsr_ccount(DisasContext *dc, TCGv_i32 d, uint32_t sr)
 {
-    gen_advance_ccount(dc);
+    gen_helper_update_ccount(cpu_env);
     tcg_gen_mov_i32(d, cpu_SR[sr]);
 }
 
@@ -546,6 +528,7 @@ static void gen_rsr(DisasContext *dc, TCGv_i32 d, uint32_t sr)
     static void (* const rsr_handler[256])(DisasContext *dc,
             TCGv_i32 d, uint32_t sr) = {
         [CCOUNT] = gen_rsr_ccount,
+        [INTSET] = gen_rsr_ccount,
         [PTEVADDR] = gen_rsr_ptevaddr,
     };
 
@@ -720,6 +703,11 @@ static void gen_wsr_ps(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t sr, TCGv_i32 v)
     gen_jumpi_check_loop_end(dc, -1);
 }
 
+static void gen_wsr_ccount(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t sr, TCGv_i32 v)
+{
+    gen_helper_wsr_ccount(cpu_env, v);
+}
+
 static void gen_wsr_icount(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t sr, TCGv_i32 v)
 {
     if (dc->icount) {
@@ -741,10 +729,12 @@ static void gen_wsr_ccompare(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t sr, TCGv_i32 v)
     uint32_t id = sr - CCOMPARE;
     if (id < dc->config->nccompare) {
         uint32_t int_bit = 1 << dc->config->timerint[id];
-        gen_advance_ccount(dc);
+        TCGv_i32 tmp = tcg_const_i32(id);
+
         tcg_gen_mov_i32(cpu_SR[sr], v);
         tcg_gen_andi_i32(cpu_SR[INTSET], cpu_SR[INTSET], ~int_bit);
-        gen_helper_check_interrupts(cpu_env);
+        gen_helper_update_ccompare(cpu_env, tmp);
+        tcg_temp_free(tmp);
     }
 }
 
@@ -777,6 +767,7 @@ static void gen_wsr(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t sr, TCGv_i32 s)
         [INTCLEAR] = gen_wsr_intclear,
         [INTENABLE] = gen_wsr_intenable,
         [PS] = gen_wsr_ps,
+        [CCOUNT] = gen_wsr_ccount,
         [ICOUNT] = gen_wsr_icount,
         [ICOUNTLEVEL] = gen_wsr_icountlevel,
         [CCOMPARE] = gen_wsr_ccompare,
@@ -829,7 +820,6 @@ static void gen_waiti(DisasContext *dc, uint32_t imm4)
 {
     TCGv_i32 pc = tcg_const_i32(dc->next_pc);
     TCGv_i32 intlevel = tcg_const_i32(imm4);
-    gen_advance_ccount(dc);
     gen_helper_waiti(cpu_env, pc, intlevel);
     tcg_temp_free(pc);
     tcg_temp_free(intlevel);
@@ -841,7 +831,6 @@ static bool gen_window_check1(DisasContext *dc, unsigned r1)
         TCGv_i32 pc = tcg_const_i32(dc->pc);
         TCGv_i32 w = tcg_const_i32(r1 / 4);
 
-        gen_advance_ccount(dc);
         gen_helper_window_check(cpu_env, pc, w);
         dc->is_jmp = DISAS_UPDATE;
         return false;
@@ -1037,7 +1026,6 @@ static void disas_xtensa_insn(CPUXtensaState *env, DisasContext *dc)
                             HAS_OPTION(XTENSA_OPTION_WINDOWED_REGISTER);
                             {
                                 TCGv_i32 tmp = tcg_const_i32(dc->pc);
-                                gen_advance_ccount(dc);
                                 gen_helper_retw(tmp, cpu_env, tmp);
                                 gen_jump(dc, tmp);
                                 tcg_temp_free(tmp);
@@ -1086,7 +1074,6 @@ static void disas_xtensa_insn(CPUXtensaState *env, DisasContext *dc)
                     HAS_OPTION(XTENSA_OPTION_WINDOWED_REGISTER);
                     if (gen_window_check2(dc, RRR_T, RRR_S)) {
                         TCGv_i32 pc = tcg_const_i32(dc->pc);
-                        gen_advance_ccount(dc);
                         gen_helper_movsp(cpu_env, pc);
                         tcg_gen_mov_i32(cpu_R[RRR_T], cpu_R[RRR_S]);
                         tcg_temp_free(pc);
@@ -2517,7 +2504,6 @@ static void disas_xtensa_insn(CPUXtensaState *env, DisasContext *dc)
                 tcg_gen_addi_i32(addr, cpu_R[RRI8_S], RRI8_IMM8 << 2);
                 gen_load_store_alignment(dc, 2, addr, true);
 
-                gen_advance_ccount(dc);
                 tpc = tcg_const_i32(dc->pc);
                 gen_helper_check_atomctl(cpu_env, tpc, addr);
                 tcg_gen_qemu_ld32u(cpu_R[RRI8_T], addr, dc->cring);
@@ -2747,7 +2733,6 @@ static void disas_xtensa_insn(CPUXtensaState *env, DisasContext *dc)
                     TCGv_i32 pc = tcg_const_i32(dc->pc);
                     TCGv_i32 s = tcg_const_i32(BRI12_S);
                     TCGv_i32 imm = tcg_const_i32(BRI12_IMM12);
-                    gen_advance_ccount(dc);
                     gen_helper_entry(cpu_env, pc, s, imm);
                     tcg_temp_free(imm);
                     tcg_temp_free(s);
@@ -2966,7 +2951,6 @@ static void disas_xtensa_insn(CPUXtensaState *env, DisasContext *dc)
                 HAS_OPTION(XTENSA_OPTION_WINDOWED_REGISTER);
                 {
                     TCGv_i32 tmp = tcg_const_i32(dc->pc);
-                    gen_advance_ccount(dc);
                     gen_helper_retw(tmp, cpu_env, tmp);
                     gen_jump(dc, tmp);
                     tcg_temp_free(tmp);
@@ -3063,7 +3047,6 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUXtensaState *env, TranslationBlock *tb)
     dc.lbeg = env->sregs[LBEG];
     dc.lend = env->sregs[LEND];
     dc.is_jmp = DISAS_NEXT;
-    dc.ccount_delta = 0;
     dc.debug = tb->flags & XTENSA_TBFLAG_DEBUG;
     dc.icount = tb->flags & XTENSA_TBFLAG_ICOUNT;
     dc.cpenable = (tb->flags & XTENSA_TBFLAG_CPENABLE_MASK) >>
@@ -3088,8 +3071,6 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUXtensaState *env, TranslationBlock *tb)
         tcg_gen_insn_start(dc.pc);
         ++insn_count;
 
-        ++dc.ccount_delta;
-
         if (unlikely(cpu_breakpoint_test(cs, dc.pc, BP_ANY))) {
             tcg_gen_movi_i32(cpu_pc, dc.pc);
             gen_exception(&dc, EXCP_DEBUG);
