diff --git a/target/ppc/mmu-hash64.c b/target/ppc/mmu-hash64.c
index 7e0adecfd9..a1db20e3a8 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mmu-hash64.c
+++ b/target/ppc/mmu-hash64.c
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ void ppc_hash64_tlb_flush_hpte(PowerPCCPU *cpu, target_ulong ptex,
     cpu->env.tlb_need_flush = TLB_NEED_GLOBAL_FLUSH | TLB_NEED_LOCAL_FLUSH;
 }
 
-void ppc_hash64_update_rmls(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
+static void ppc_hash64_update_rmls(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
     uint64_t lpcr = env->spr[SPR_LPCR];
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ void ppc_hash64_update_rmls(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
     }
 }
 
-void ppc_hash64_update_vrma(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
+static void ppc_hash64_update_vrma(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
     const PPCHash64SegmentPageSizes *sps = NULL;
@@ -1028,9 +1028,9 @@ void ppc_hash64_update_vrma(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
     slb->sps = sps;
 }
 
-void helper_store_lpcr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
+void ppc_store_lpcr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, target_ulong val)
 {
-    PowerPCCPU *cpu = ppc_env_get_cpu(env);
+    CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
     uint64_t lpcr = 0;
 
     /* Filter out bits */
@@ -1096,6 +1096,13 @@ void helper_store_lpcr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
     ppc_hash64_update_vrma(cpu);
 }
 
+void helper_store_lpcr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
+{
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu = ppc_env_get_cpu(env);
+
+    ppc_store_lpcr(cpu, val);
+}
+
 void ppc_hash64_init(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
diff --git a/target/ppc/mmu-hash64.h b/target/ppc/mmu-hash64.h
index f6349ccdb3..53dcec5b93 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mmu-hash64.h
+++ b/target/ppc/mmu-hash64.h
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ void ppc_hash64_tlb_flush_hpte(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
                                target_ulong pte0, target_ulong pte1);
 unsigned ppc_hash64_hpte_page_shift_noslb(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
                                           uint64_t pte0, uint64_t pte1);
-void ppc_hash64_update_vrma(PowerPCCPU *cpu);
-void ppc_hash64_update_rmls(PowerPCCPU *cpu);
+void ppc_store_lpcr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, target_ulong val);
 void ppc_hash64_init(PowerPCCPU *cpu);
 void ppc_hash64_finalize(PowerPCCPU *cpu);
 #endif
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate_init.c b/target/ppc/translate_init.c
index c83c910a29..3fd380dad6 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -8940,15 +8940,11 @@ void cpu_ppc_set_papr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PPCVirtualHypervisor *vhyp)
     /* We should be followed by a CPU reset but update the active value
      * just in case...
      */
-    env->spr[SPR_LPCR] = lpcr->default_value;
+    ppc_store_lpcr(cpu, lpcr->default_value);
 
     /* Set a full AMOR so guest can use the AMR as it sees fit */
     env->spr[SPR_AMOR] = amor->default_value = 0xffffffffffffffffull;
 
-    /* Update some env bits based on new LPCR value */
-    ppc_hash64_update_rmls(cpu);
-    ppc_hash64_update_vrma(cpu);
-
     /* Tell KVM that we're in PAPR mode */
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         kvmppc_set_papr(cpu);