diff --git a/target/arm/translate.c b/target/arm/translate.c
index 5a48937ede..fcb6ee648b 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate.c
@@ -1086,11 +1086,15 @@ static void gen_exception_internal_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t pc, int excp)
     s->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
 }
 
-static void gen_exception_el(int excp, uint32_t syndrome, uint32_t target_el)
+static void gen_exception_el_v(int excp, uint32_t syndrome, TCGv_i32 tcg_el)
 {
     gen_helper_exception_with_syndrome_el(cpu_env, tcg_constant_i32(excp),
-                                          tcg_constant_i32(syndrome),
-                                          tcg_constant_i32(target_el));
+                                          tcg_constant_i32(syndrome), tcg_el);
+}
+
+static void gen_exception_el(int excp, uint32_t syndrome, uint32_t target_el)
+{
+    gen_exception_el_v(excp, syndrome, tcg_constant_i32(target_el));
 }
 
 static void gen_exception(DisasContext *s, int excp, uint32_t syndrome)
@@ -1107,8 +1111,7 @@ static void gen_exception_insn_el_v(DisasContext *s, uint64_t pc, int excp,
         gen_set_condexec(s);
         gen_set_pc_im(s, pc);
     }
-    gen_helper_exception_with_syndrome_el(cpu_env, tcg_constant_i32(excp),
-                                          tcg_constant_i32(syn), tcg_el);
+    gen_exception_el_v(excp, syn, tcg_el);
     s->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
 }