diff --git a/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c b/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
index c4896cecc8..f086cb503f 100644
--- a/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
@@ -414,6 +414,47 @@ void helper_store_fpscr(CPUPPCState *env, uint64_t val, uint32_t nibbles)
     ppc_store_fpscr(env, val);
 }
 
+void helper_fpscr_check_status(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+    CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
+    target_ulong fpscr = env->fpscr;
+    int error = 0;
+
+    if ((fpscr & FP_VXSOFT) && (fpscr_ve != 0)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_VXSOFT;
+    } else if ((fpscr & FP_OX) && (fpscr & FP_OE)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_OX;
+    } else if ((fpscr & FP_UX) && (fpscr & FP_UE)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_UX;
+    } else if ((fpscr & FP_XX) && (fpscr & FP_XE)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_XX;
+    } else if ((fpscr & FP_ZX) && (fpscr & FP_ZE)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_ZX;
+    } else if ((fpscr & FP_VXSNAN) && (fpscr_ve != 0)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_VXSNAN;
+    } else if ((fpscr & FP_VXISI) && (fpscr_ve != 0)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_VXISI;
+    } else if ((fpscr & FP_VXIDI) && (fpscr_ve != 0)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_VXIDI;
+    } else if ((fpscr & FP_VXZDZ) && (fpscr_ve != 0)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_VXZDZ;
+    } else if ((fpscr & FP_VXIMZ) && (fpscr_ve != 0)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_VXIMZ;
+    } else if ((fpscr & FP_VXVC) && (fpscr_ve != 0)) {
+        error = POWERPC_EXCP_FP_VXVC;
+    }
+
+    if (error) {
+        cs->exception_index = POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM;
+        env->error_code = error | POWERPC_EXCP_FP;
+        /* Deferred floating-point exception after target FPSCR update */
+        if (fp_exceptions_enabled(env)) {
+            raise_exception_err_ra(env, cs->exception_index,
+                                   env->error_code, GETPC());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static void do_float_check_status(CPUPPCState *env, uintptr_t raddr)
 {
     CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
diff --git a/target/ppc/helper.h b/target/ppc/helper.h
index 627811cefc..632a81c676 100644
--- a/target/ppc/helper.h
+++ b/target/ppc/helper.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(cntlzw32, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(brinc, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, tl, tl, tl)
 
 DEF_HELPER_1(float_check_status, void, env)
+DEF_HELPER_1(fpscr_check_status, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_1(reset_fpstatus, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_2(compute_fprf_float64, void, env, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_3(store_fpscr, void, env, i64, i32)
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate/fp-impl.c.inc b/target/ppc/translate/fp-impl.c.inc
index d1dbb1b96b..ca195fd9d2 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate/fp-impl.c.inc
+++ b/target/ppc/translate/fp-impl.c.inc
@@ -769,7 +769,6 @@ static void gen_mtfsb1(DisasContext *ctx)
         return;
     }
     crb = 31 - crbD(ctx->opcode);
-    gen_reset_fpstatus();
     /* XXX: we pretend we can only do IEEE floating-point computations */
     if (likely(crb != FPSCR_FEX && crb != FPSCR_VX && crb != FPSCR_NI)) {
         TCGv_i32 t0;
@@ -782,7 +781,7 @@ static void gen_mtfsb1(DisasContext *ctx)
         tcg_gen_shri_i32(cpu_crf[1], cpu_crf[1], FPSCR_OX);
     }
     /* We can raise a deferred exception */
-    gen_helper_float_check_status(cpu_env);
+    gen_helper_fpscr_check_status(cpu_env);
 }
 
 /* mtfsf */
@@ -803,7 +802,6 @@ static void gen_mtfsf(DisasContext *ctx)
         gen_inval_exception(ctx, POWERPC_EXCP_INVAL_INVAL);
         return;
     }
-    gen_reset_fpstatus();
     if (l) {
         t0 = tcg_const_i32((ctx->insns_flags2 & PPC2_ISA205) ? 0xffff : 0xff);
     } else {
@@ -818,7 +816,7 @@ static void gen_mtfsf(DisasContext *ctx)
         tcg_gen_shri_i32(cpu_crf[1], cpu_crf[1], FPSCR_OX);
     }
     /* We can raise a deferred exception */
-    gen_helper_float_check_status(cpu_env);
+    gen_helper_fpscr_check_status(cpu_env);
     tcg_temp_free_i64(t1);
 }
 
@@ -840,7 +838,6 @@ static void gen_mtfsfi(DisasContext *ctx)
         return;
     }
     sh = (8 * w) + 7 - bf;
-    gen_reset_fpstatus();
     t0 = tcg_const_i64(((uint64_t)FPIMM(ctx->opcode)) << (4 * sh));
     t1 = tcg_const_i32(1 << sh);
     gen_helper_store_fpscr(cpu_env, t0, t1);
@@ -851,7 +848,7 @@ static void gen_mtfsfi(DisasContext *ctx)
         tcg_gen_shri_i32(cpu_crf[1], cpu_crf[1], FPSCR_OX);
     }
     /* We can raise a deferred exception */
-    gen_helper_float_check_status(cpu_env);
+    gen_helper_fpscr_check_status(cpu_env);
 }
 
 static void gen_qemu_ld32fs(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv_i64 dest, TCGv addr)
