diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index 06667c2c60..b1883b23e2 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ typedef enum {
 #define MSR_RI   1  /* Recoverable interrupt                        1        */
 #define MSR_LE   0  /* Little-endian mode                           1 hflags */
 
+FIELD(MSR, CE, MSR_CE, 1)
 FIELD(MSR, ILE, MSR_ILE, 1)
 FIELD(MSR, EE, MSR_EE, 1)
 FIELD(MSR, PR, MSR_PR, 1)
@@ -478,7 +479,6 @@ FIELD(MSR, LE, MSR_LE, 1)
 #define msr_cm   ((env->msr >> MSR_CM)   & 1)
 #define msr_gs   ((env->msr >> MSR_GS)   & 1)
 #define msr_pow  ((env->msr >> MSR_POW)  & 1)
-#define msr_ce   ((env->msr >> MSR_CE)   & 1)
 #define msr_fp   ((env->msr >> MSR_FP)   & 1)
 #define msr_me   ((env->msr >> MSR_ME)   & 1)
 #define msr_fe0  ((env->msr >> MSR_FE0)  & 1)
diff --git a/target/ppc/excp_helper.c b/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
index 4c206ba209..ca80c1ed63 100644
--- a/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ static void ppc_hw_interrupt(CPUPPCState *env)
             return;
         }
     }
-    if (msr_ce != 0) {
+    if (FIELD_EX64(env->msr, MSR, CE)) {
         /* External critical interrupt */
         if (env->pending_interrupts & (1 << PPC_INTERRUPT_CEXT)) {
             powerpc_excp(cpu, POWERPC_EXCP_CRITICAL);