diff --git a/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c b/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
index 6b0296525b..4a73186155 100644
--- a/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
@@ -2265,28 +2265,30 @@ VSX_MADDQ(XSNMSUBQP, NMSUB_FLGS, 0)
 VSX_MADDQ(XSNMSUBQPO, NMSUB_FLGS, 0)
 
 /*
- * VSX_SCALAR_CMP_DP - VSX scalar floating point compare double precision
+ * VSX_SCALAR_CMP - VSX scalar floating point compare
  *   op    - instruction mnemonic
+ *   tp    - type
  *   cmp   - comparison operation
  *   exp   - expected result of comparison
+ *   fld   - vsr_t field
  *   svxvc - set VXVC bit
  */
-#define VSX_SCALAR_CMP_DP(op, cmp, exp, svxvc)                                \
+#define VSX_SCALAR_CMP(op, tp, cmp, fld, exp, svxvc)                          \
 void helper_##op(CPUPPCState *env, ppc_vsr_t *xt,                             \
                  ppc_vsr_t *xa, ppc_vsr_t *xb)                                \
 {                                                                             \
-    ppc_vsr_t t = *xt;                                                        \
+    ppc_vsr_t t = { };                                                        \
     bool vxsnan_flag = false, vxvc_flag = false, vex_flag = false;            \
                                                                               \
-    if (float64_is_signaling_nan(xa->VsrD(0), &env->fp_status) ||             \
-        float64_is_signaling_nan(xb->VsrD(0), &env->fp_status)) {             \
+    if (tp##_is_signaling_nan(xa->fld, &env->fp_status) ||                    \
+        tp##_is_signaling_nan(xb->fld, &env->fp_status)) {                    \
         vxsnan_flag = true;                                                   \
         if (fpscr_ve == 0 && svxvc) {                                         \
             vxvc_flag = true;                                                 \
         }                                                                     \
     } else if (svxvc) {                                                       \
-        vxvc_flag = float64_is_quiet_nan(xa->VsrD(0), &env->fp_status) ||     \
-            float64_is_quiet_nan(xb->VsrD(0), &env->fp_status);               \
+        vxvc_flag = tp##_is_quiet_nan(xa->fld, &env->fp_status) ||            \
+            tp##_is_quiet_nan(xb->fld, &env->fp_status);                      \
     }                                                                         \
     if (vxsnan_flag) {                                                        \
         float_invalid_op_vxsnan(env, GETPC());                                \
@@ -2297,22 +2299,17 @@ void helper_##op(CPUPPCState *env, ppc_vsr_t *xt,                             \
     vex_flag = fpscr_ve && (vxvc_flag || vxsnan_flag);                        \
                                                                               \
     if (!vex_flag) {                                                          \
-        if (float64_##cmp(xb->VsrD(0), xa->VsrD(0),                           \
-                          &env->fp_status) == exp) {                          \
-            t.VsrD(0) = -1;                                                   \
-            t.VsrD(1) = 0;                                                    \
-        } else {                                                              \
-            t.VsrD(0) = 0;                                                    \
-            t.VsrD(1) = 0;                                                    \
+        if (tp##_##cmp(xb->fld, xa->fld, &env->fp_status) == exp) {           \
+            memset(&t.fld, 0xFF, sizeof(t.fld));                              \
         }                                                                     \
     }                                                                         \
     *xt = t;                                                                  \
     do_float_check_status(env, GETPC());                                      \
 }
 
-VSX_SCALAR_CMP_DP(xscmpeqdp, eq, 1, 0)
-VSX_SCALAR_CMP_DP(xscmpgedp, le, 1, 1)
-VSX_SCALAR_CMP_DP(xscmpgtdp, lt, 1, 1)
+VSX_SCALAR_CMP(xscmpeqdp, float64, eq, VsrD(0), 1, 0)
+VSX_SCALAR_CMP(xscmpgedp, float64, le, VsrD(0), 1, 1)
+VSX_SCALAR_CMP(xscmpgtdp, float64, lt, VsrD(0), 1, 1)
 
 void helper_xscmpexpdp(CPUPPCState *env, uint32_t opcode,
                        ppc_vsr_t *xa, ppc_vsr_t *xb)
