diff --git a/target/hexagon/genptr.c b/target/hexagon/genptr.c
index fba5ec6012..7333299615 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/genptr.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/genptr.c
@@ -115,10 +115,7 @@ static void gen_log_reg_write_pair(int rnum, TCGv_i64 val)
 
 static inline void gen_log_pred_write(DisasContext *ctx, int pnum, TCGv val)
 {
-    TCGv zero = tcg_const_tl(0);
     TCGv base_val = tcg_temp_new();
-    TCGv and_val = tcg_temp_new();
-    TCGv pred_written = tcg_temp_new();
 
     tcg_gen_andi_tl(base_val, val, 0xff);
 
@@ -137,10 +134,7 @@ static inline void gen_log_pred_write(DisasContext *ctx, int pnum, TCGv val)
     }
     tcg_gen_ori_tl(hex_pred_written, hex_pred_written, 1 << pnum);
 
-    tcg_temp_free(zero);
     tcg_temp_free(base_val);
-    tcg_temp_free(and_val);
-    tcg_temp_free(pred_written);
 }
 
 static inline void gen_read_p3_0(TCGv control_reg)
diff --git a/target/hexagon/translate.c b/target/hexagon/translate.c
index 9a37644182..b23d36adf5 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/translate.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/translate.c
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ static void gen_reg_writes(DisasContext *ctx)
 
 static void gen_pred_writes(DisasContext *ctx, Packet *pkt)
 {
-    TCGv zero, control_reg, pval;
     int i;
 
     /* Early exit if the log is empty */
@@ -281,10 +280,6 @@ static void gen_pred_writes(DisasContext *ctx, Packet *pkt)
         return;
     }
 
-    zero = tcg_const_tl(0);
-    control_reg = tcg_temp_new();
-    pval = tcg_temp_new();
-
     /*
      * Only endloop instructions will conditionally
      * write a predicate.  If there are no endloop
@@ -292,6 +287,7 @@ static void gen_pred_writes(DisasContext *ctx, Packet *pkt)
      * write of the predicates.
      */
     if (pkt->pkt_has_endloop) {
+        TCGv zero = tcg_const_tl(0);
         TCGv pred_written = tcg_temp_new();
         for (i = 0; i < ctx->preg_log_idx; i++) {
             int pred_num = ctx->preg_log[i];
@@ -302,6 +298,7 @@ static void gen_pred_writes(DisasContext *ctx, Packet *pkt)
                                hex_new_pred_value[pred_num],
                                hex_pred[pred_num]);
         }
+        tcg_temp_free(zero);
         tcg_temp_free(pred_written);
     } else {
         for (i = 0; i < ctx->preg_log_idx; i++) {
@@ -314,10 +311,6 @@ static void gen_pred_writes(DisasContext *ctx, Packet *pkt)
             }
         }
     }
-
-    tcg_temp_free(zero);
-    tcg_temp_free(control_reg);
-    tcg_temp_free(pval);
 }
 
 static void gen_check_store_width(DisasContext *ctx, int slot_num)