diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index 1d24b85746..d4e72affa6 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -7349,6 +7349,14 @@ static int times_16(DisasContext *ctx, int x)
         }                                               \
     } while (0)
 
+#define REQUIRE_FPU(ctx)                                \
+    do {                                                \
+        if (unlikely(!(ctx)->fpu_enabled)) {            \
+            gen_exception((ctx), POWERPC_EXCP_FPU);     \
+            return true;                                \
+        }                                               \
+    } while (0)
+
 /*
  * Helpers for implementing sets of trans_* functions.
  * Defer the implementation of NAME to FUNC, with optional extra arguments.