diff --git a/target/ppc/translate/vsx-impl.c.inc b/target/ppc/translate/vsx-impl.c.inc
index 48a97b2d7e..e67fbf2bb8 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate/vsx-impl.c.inc
+++ b/target/ppc/translate/vsx-impl.c.inc
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ static bool trans_XXSPLTW(DisasContext *ctx, arg_XX2_uim2 *a)
     tofs = vsr_full_offset(a->xt);
     bofs = vsr_full_offset(a->xb);
     bofs += a->uim << MO_32;
-#ifndef HOST_WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifndef HOST_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
     bofs ^= 8 | 4;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target b/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target
index c9498053df..8197c288a7 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target
+++ b/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ run-sha512-vector: QEMU_OPTS+=-cpu POWER10
 run-plugin-sha512-vector-with-%: QEMU_OPTS+=-cpu POWER10
 
 PPC64_TESTS += signal_save_restore_xer
+PPC64_TESTS += xxspltw
 
 TESTS += $(PPC64_TESTS)
diff --git a/tests/tcg/ppc64le/Makefile.target b/tests/tcg/ppc64le/Makefile.target
index 12d85e946b..9624bb1e9c 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/ppc64le/Makefile.target
+++ b/tests/tcg/ppc64le/Makefile.target
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ run-plugin-sha512-vector-with-%: QEMU_OPTS+=-cpu POWER10
 
 PPC64LE_TESTS += mtfsf
 PPC64LE_TESTS += signal_save_restore_xer
+PPC64LE_TESTS += xxspltw
 
 TESTS += $(PPC64LE_TESTS)
diff --git a/tests/tcg/ppc64le/xxspltw.c b/tests/tcg/ppc64le/xxspltw.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cff78bfdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tcg/ppc64le/xxspltw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#define WORD_A 0xAAAAAAAAUL
+#define WORD_B 0xBBBBBBBBUL
+#define WORD_C 0xCCCCCCCCUL
+#define WORD_D 0xDDDDDDDDUL
+
+#define DWORD_HI (WORD_A << 32 | WORD_B)
+#define DWORD_LO (WORD_C << 32 | WORD_D)
+
+#define TEST(HI, LO, UIM, RES) \
+    do {                                                        \
+        union {                                                 \
+            uint64_t u;                                         \
+            double f;                                           \
+        } h = { .u = HI }, l = { .u = LO };                     \
+        /*                                                      \
+         * Use a pair of FPRs to load the VSR avoiding insns    \
+         * newer than xxswapd.                                  \
+         */                                                     \
+        asm("xxmrghd 32, %0, %1\n\t"                            \
+            "xxspltw 32, 32, %2\n\t"                            \
+            "xxmrghd %0, 32, %0\n\t"                            \
+            "xxswapd 32, 32\n\t"                                \
+            "xxmrghd %1, 32, %1\n\t"                            \
+            : "+f" (h.f), "+f" (l.f)                            \
+            : "i" (UIM)                                         \
+            : "v0");                                            \
+        printf("xxspltw(0x%016" PRIx64 "%016" PRIx64 ", %d) ="  \
+               " %016" PRIx64 "%016" PRIx64 "\n", HI, LO, UIM,  \
+               h.u, l.u);                                       \
+        assert(h.u == (RES));                                   \
+        assert(l.u == (RES));                                   \
+    } while (0)
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    TEST(DWORD_HI, DWORD_LO, 0, WORD_A << 32 | WORD_A);
+    TEST(DWORD_HI, DWORD_LO, 1, WORD_B << 32 | WORD_B);
+    TEST(DWORD_HI, DWORD_LO, 2, WORD_C << 32 | WORD_C);
+    TEST(DWORD_HI, DWORD_LO, 3, WORD_D << 32 | WORD_D);
+    return 0;
+}