diff --git a/target/openrisc/helper.h b/target/openrisc/helper.h
index e37dabc77a..9db9bf3963 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/helper.h
+++ b/target/openrisc/helper.h
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ FOP_CMP(le)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(rfe, 0, void, env)
 
 /* sys */
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_4(mtspr, 0, void, env, tl, tl, tl)
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_4(mfspr, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, tl, env, tl, tl, tl)
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(mtspr, 0, void, env, tl, tl)
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(mfspr, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, tl, env, tl, tl)
diff --git a/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c b/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c
index 2f337363ec..2c959f63f4 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@
 
 #define TO_SPR(group, number) (((group) << 11) + (number))
 
-void HELPER(mtspr)(CPUOpenRISCState *env,
-                   target_ulong ra, target_ulong rb, target_ulong offset)
+void HELPER(mtspr)(CPUOpenRISCState *env, target_ulong spr, target_ulong rb)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     OpenRISCCPU *cpu = openrisc_env_get_cpu(env);
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    int spr = (ra | offset);
     int idx;
 
     switch (spr) {
@@ -202,13 +200,12 @@ void HELPER(mtspr)(CPUOpenRISCState *env,
 #endif
 }
 
-target_ulong HELPER(mfspr)(CPUOpenRISCState *env,
-                           target_ulong rd, target_ulong ra, uint32_t offset)
+target_ulong HELPER(mfspr)(CPUOpenRISCState *env, target_ulong rd,
+                           target_ulong spr)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     OpenRISCCPU *cpu = openrisc_env_get_cpu(env);
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    int spr = (ra | offset);
     int idx;
 
     switch (spr) {
diff --git a/target/openrisc/translate.c b/target/openrisc/translate.c
index 59605aacca..64b5e84630 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/translate.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/translate.c
@@ -865,9 +865,10 @@ static bool trans_l_mfspr(DisasContext *dc, arg_l_mfspr *a, uint32_t insn)
     if (is_user(dc)) {
         gen_illegal_exception(dc);
     } else {
-        TCGv_i32 ti = tcg_const_i32(a->k);
-        gen_helper_mfspr(cpu_R[a->d], cpu_env, cpu_R[a->d], cpu_R[a->a], ti);
-        tcg_temp_free_i32(ti);
+        TCGv spr = tcg_temp_new();
+        tcg_gen_ori_tl(spr, cpu_R[a->a], a->k);
+        gen_helper_mfspr(cpu_R[a->d], cpu_env, cpu_R[a->d], spr);
+        tcg_temp_free(spr);
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -877,7 +878,7 @@ static bool trans_l_mtspr(DisasContext *dc, arg_l_mtspr *a, uint32_t insn)
     if (is_user(dc)) {
         gen_illegal_exception(dc);
     } else {
-        TCGv_i32 ti;
+        TCGv spr;
 
         /* For SR, we will need to exit the TB to recognize the new
          * exception state.  For NPC, in theory this counts as a branch
@@ -892,9 +893,10 @@ static bool trans_l_mtspr(DisasContext *dc, arg_l_mtspr *a, uint32_t insn)
         }
         dc->base.is_jmp = DISAS_EXIT;
 
-        ti = tcg_const_i32(a->k);
-        gen_helper_mtspr(cpu_env, cpu_R[a->a], cpu_R[a->b], ti);
-        tcg_temp_free_i32(ti);
+        spr = tcg_temp_new();
+        tcg_gen_ori_tl(spr, cpu_R[a->a], a->k);
+        gen_helper_mtspr(cpu_env, spr, cpu_R[a->b]);
+        tcg_temp_free(spr);
     }
     return true;
 }