diff --git a/target/arm/cpregs.h b/target/arm/cpregs.h
index ff3817decb..858c5da57d 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpregs.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpregs.h
@@ -154,31 +154,33 @@ enum {
  * described with these bits, then use a laxer set of restrictions, and
  * do the more restrictive/complex check inside a helper function.
  */
-#define PL3_R 0x80
-#define PL3_W 0x40
-#define PL2_R (0x20 | PL3_R)
-#define PL2_W (0x10 | PL3_W)
-#define PL1_R (0x08 | PL2_R)
-#define PL1_W (0x04 | PL2_W)
-#define PL0_R (0x02 | PL1_R)
-#define PL0_W (0x01 | PL1_W)
+typedef enum {
+    PL3_R = 0x80,
+    PL3_W = 0x40,
+    PL2_R = 0x20 | PL3_R,
+    PL2_W = 0x10 | PL3_W,
+    PL1_R = 0x08 | PL2_R,
+    PL1_W = 0x04 | PL2_W,
+    PL0_R = 0x02 | PL1_R,
+    PL0_W = 0x01 | PL1_W,
 
-/*
- * For user-mode some registers are accessible to EL0 via a kernel
- * trap-and-emulate ABI. In this case we define the read permissions
- * as actually being PL0_R. However some bits of any given register
- * may still be masked.
- */
+    /*
+     * For user-mode some registers are accessible to EL0 via a kernel
+     * trap-and-emulate ABI. In this case we define the read permissions
+     * as actually being PL0_R. However some bits of any given register
+     * may still be masked.
+     */
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-#define PL0U_R PL0_R
+    PL0U_R = PL0_R,
 #else
-#define PL0U_R PL1_R
+    PL0U_R = PL1_R,
 #endif
 
-#define PL3_RW (PL3_R | PL3_W)
-#define PL2_RW (PL2_R | PL2_W)
-#define PL1_RW (PL1_R | PL1_W)
-#define PL0_RW (PL0_R | PL0_W)
+    PL3_RW = PL3_R | PL3_W,
+    PL2_RW = PL2_R | PL2_W,
+    PL1_RW = PL1_R | PL1_W,
+    PL0_RW = PL0_R | PL0_W,
+} CPAccessRights;
 
 typedef enum CPAccessResult {
     /* Access is permitted */
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ struct ARMCPRegInfo {
     /* Register type: ARM_CP_* bits/values */
     int type;
     /* Access rights: PL*_[RW] */
-    int access;
+    CPAccessRights access;
     /* Security state: ARM_CP_SECSTATE_* bits/values */
     int secure;
     /*
diff --git a/target/arm/helper.c b/target/arm/helper.c
index 06f8864c77..a19e04bb0b 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/helper.c
@@ -8711,7 +8711,7 @@ void define_one_arm_cp_reg_with_opaque(ARMCPU *cpu,
      * to encompass the generic architectural permission check.
      */
     if (r->state != ARM_CP_STATE_AA32) {
-        int mask = 0;
+        CPAccessRights mask;
         switch (r->opc1) {
         case 0:
             /* min_EL EL1, but some accessible to EL0 via kernel ABI */