diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu.h b/target-ppc/cpu.h
index 711db083e0..422a6bbd2e 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu.h
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ struct ppc_slb_t {
 #define MSR_RI   1  /* Recoverable interrupt                        1        */
 #define MSR_LE   0  /* Little-endian mode                           1 hflags */
 
+#define LPCR_ILE (1 << (63-38))
+
 #define msr_sf   ((env->msr >> MSR_SF)   & 1)
 #define msr_isf  ((env->msr >> MSR_ISF)  & 1)
 #define msr_shv  ((env->msr >> MSR_SHV)  & 1)
diff --git a/target-ppc/excp_helper.c b/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
index e9fcad8ef6..e957761109 100644
--- a/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
@@ -611,9 +611,19 @@ static inline void powerpc_excp(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp_model, int excp)
         tlb_flush(env, 1);
     }
 
+#ifdef TARGET_PPC64
+    if (excp_model == POWERPC_EXCP_POWER7) {
+        if (env->spr[SPR_LPCR] & LPCR_ILE) {
+            new_msr |= (target_ulong)1 << MSR_LE;
+        }
+    } else if (msr_ile) {
+        new_msr |= (target_ulong)1 << MSR_LE;
+    }
+#else
     if (msr_ile) {
         new_msr |= (target_ulong)1 << MSR_LE;
     }
+#endif
 
     /* Jump to handler */
     vector = env->excp_vectors[excp];