diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/pnv_core.h b/include/hw/ppc/pnv_core.h
index ffec8516ae..693acb189b 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/pnv_core.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/pnv_core.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct PnvCore {
     uint32_t hwid;
     uint64_t hrmor;
 
+    target_ulong scratch[8]; /* SPRC/SPRD indirect SCRATCH registers */
     PnvCoreTODState tod_state;
 
     PnvChip *chip;
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index c78d6ca91a..95ba9e7590 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -1253,9 +1253,6 @@ struct CPUArchState {
     ppc_slb_t slb[MAX_SLB_ENTRIES]; /* PowerPC 64 SLB area */
     struct CPUBreakpoint *ciabr_breakpoint;
     struct CPUWatchpoint *dawr0_watchpoint;
-
-    /* POWER CPU regs/state */
-    target_ulong scratch[8]; /* SCRATCH registers (shared across core) */
 #endif
     target_ulong sr[32];   /* segment registers */
     uint32_t nb_BATs;      /* number of BATs */
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
index 01e358a4a5..ae483e20c4 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
@@ -5759,16 +5759,6 @@ static void register_power_common_book4_sprs(CPUPPCState *env)
                  SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
                  &spr_read_generic, &spr_core_write_generic,
                  0x00000000);
-    spr_register_hv(env, SPR_POWER_SPRC, "SPRC",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_sprc,
-                 0x00000000);
-    spr_register_hv(env, SPR_POWER_SPRD, "SPRD",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_sprd, &spr_write_sprd,
-                 0x00000000);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -5781,6 +5771,17 @@ static void register_power9_book4_sprs(CPUPPCState *env)
                      SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
                      &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
                      KVM_REG_PPC_WORT, 0);
+    /* SPRC/SPRD exist in earlier CPUs but only tested on POWER9/10 */
+    spr_register_hv(env, SPR_POWER_SPRC, "SPRC",
+                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                 &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_sprc,
+                 0x00000000);
+    spr_register_hv(env, SPR_POWER_SPRD, "SPRD",
+                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                 &spr_read_sprd, &spr_write_sprd,
+                 0x00000000);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/misc_helper.c b/target/ppc/misc_helper.c
index fa47be2298..da7764c008 100644
--- a/target/ppc/misc_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/misc_helper.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "mmu-book3s-v3.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/pnv_core.h"
 
 #include "helper_regs.h"
 
@@ -321,11 +322,18 @@ void helper_store_sprc(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
 
 target_ulong helper_load_sprd(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
+    /*
+     * SPRD is a HV-only register for Power CPUs, so this will only be
+     * accessed by powernv machines.
+     */
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
+    PnvCore *pc = pnv_cpu_state(cpu)->pnv_core;
     target_ulong sprc = env->spr[SPR_POWER_SPRC];
 
-    switch (sprc & 0x3c0) {
-    case 0: /* SCRATCH0-7 */
-        return env->scratch[(sprc >> 3) & 0x7];
+    switch (sprc & 0x3e0) {
+    case 0: /* SCRATCH0-3 */
+    case 1: /* SCRATCH4-7 */
+        return pc->scratch[(sprc >> 3) & 0x7];
     default:
         qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "mfSPRD: Unimplemented SPRC:0x"
                                   TARGET_FMT_lx"\n", sprc);
@@ -334,41 +342,27 @@ target_ulong helper_load_sprd(CPUPPCState *env)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void do_store_scratch(CPUPPCState *env, int nr, target_ulong val)
-{
-    CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
-    CPUState *ccs;
-    uint32_t nr_threads = cs->nr_threads;
-
-    /*
-     * Log stores to SCRATCH, because some firmware uses these for debugging
-     * and logging, but they would normally be read by the BMC, which is
-     * not implemented in QEMU yet. This gives a way to get at the information.
-     * Could also dump these upon checkstop.
-     */
-    qemu_log("SPRD write 0x" TARGET_FMT_lx " to SCRATCH%d\n", val, nr);
-
-    if (nr_threads == 1) {
-        env->scratch[nr] = val;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    THREAD_SIBLING_FOREACH(cs, ccs) {
-        CPUPPCState *cenv = &POWERPC_CPU(ccs)->env;
-        cenv->scratch[nr] = val;
-    }
-}
-
 void helper_store_sprd(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
 {
     target_ulong sprc = env->spr[SPR_POWER_SPRC];
-
-    switch (sprc & 0x3c0) {
-    case 0: /* SCRATCH0-7 */
-        do_store_scratch(env, (sprc >> 3) & 0x7, val);
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu = env_archcpu(env);
+    PnvCore *pc = pnv_cpu_state(cpu)->pnv_core;
+
+    switch (sprc & 0x3e0) {
+    case 0: /* SCRATCH0-3 */
+    case 1: /* SCRATCH4-7 */
+        /*
+         * Log stores to SCRATCH, because some firmware uses these for
+         * debugging and logging, but they would normally be read by the BMC,
+	 * which is not implemented in QEMU yet. This gives a way to get at the
+	 * information. Could also dump these upon checkstop.
+         */
+        int nr = (sprc >> 3) & 0x7;
+        qemu_log("SPRD write 0x" TARGET_FMT_lx " to SCRATCH%d\n", val, nr);
+        pc->scratch[nr] = val;
         break;
     default:
-        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "mfSPRD: Unimplemented SPRC:0x"
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "mtSPRD: Unimplemented SPRC:0x"
                                   TARGET_FMT_lx"\n", sprc);
         break;
     }
