diff --git a/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c b/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
index c20b9ae672..b9ee46eb5f 100644
--- a/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/fpu_helper.c
@@ -635,27 +635,24 @@ uint64_t helper_fsub(CPUPPCState *env, uint64_t arg1, uint64_t arg2)
 }
 
 /* fmul - fmul. */
-uint64_t helper_fmul(CPUPPCState *env, uint64_t arg1, uint64_t arg2)
+float64 helper_fmul(CPUPPCState *env, float64 arg1, float64 arg2)
 {
-    CPU_DoubleU farg1, farg2;
+    float64 ret = float64_mul(arg1, arg2, &env->fp_status);
+    int status = get_float_exception_flags(&env->fp_status);
 
-    farg1.ll = arg1;
-    farg2.ll = arg2;
-
-    if (unlikely((float64_is_infinity(farg1.d) && float64_is_zero(farg2.d)) ||
-                 (float64_is_zero(farg1.d) && float64_is_infinity(farg2.d)))) {
-        /* Multiplication of zero by infinity */
-        farg1.ll = float_invalid_op_excp(env, POWERPC_EXCP_FP_VXIMZ, 1);
-    } else {
-        if (unlikely(float64_is_signaling_nan(farg1.d, &env->fp_status) ||
-                     float64_is_signaling_nan(farg2.d, &env->fp_status))) {
+    if (unlikely(status & float_flag_invalid)) {
+        if ((float64_is_infinity(arg1) && float64_is_zero(arg2)) ||
+            (float64_is_zero(arg1) && float64_is_infinity(arg2))) {
+            /* Multiplication of zero by infinity */
+            float_invalid_op_excp(env, POWERPC_EXCP_FP_VXIMZ, 1);
+        } else if (float64_is_signaling_nan(arg1, &env->fp_status) ||
+                   float64_is_signaling_nan(arg2, &env->fp_status)) {
             /* sNaN multiplication */
             float_invalid_op_excp(env, POWERPC_EXCP_FP_VXSNAN, 1);
         }
-        farg1.d = float64_mul(farg1.d, farg2.d, &env->fp_status);
     }
 
-    return farg1.ll;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /* fdiv - fdiv. */
diff --git a/target/ppc/helper.h b/target/ppc/helper.h
index 1c453fa0f7..e4f7c55db9 100644
--- a/target/ppc/helper.h
+++ b/target/ppc/helper.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ DEF_HELPER_2(frim, i64, env, i64)
 
 DEF_HELPER_3(fadd, i64, env, i64, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_3(fsub, i64, env, i64, i64)
-DEF_HELPER_3(fmul, i64, env, i64, i64)
+DEF_HELPER_3(fmul, f64, env, f64, f64)
 DEF_HELPER_3(fdiv, f64, env, f64, f64)
 DEF_HELPER_4(fmadd, i64, env, i64, i64, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_4(fmsub, i64, env, i64, i64, i64)