diff --git a/cpu-exec.c b/cpu-exec.c
index abffbe5fc1..a423ac3fd9 100644
--- a/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/cpu-exec.c
@@ -490,14 +490,6 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUArchState *env)
 #endif
                         }
                     }
-#elif defined(TARGET_PPC)
-                    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) {
-                        ppc_hw_interrupt(env);
-                        if (env->pending_interrupts == 0) {
-                            cpu->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD;
-                        }
-                        next_tb = 0;
-                    }
 #endif
                     /* The target hook has 3 exit conditions:
                        False when the interrupt isn't processed,
diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu-qom.h b/target-ppc/cpu-qom.h
index a379f795bc..6967a8028b 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu-qom.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ PowerPCCPUClass *ppc_cpu_class_by_pvr(uint32_t pvr);
 PowerPCCPUClass *ppc_cpu_class_by_pvr_mask(uint32_t pvr);
 
 void ppc_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cpu);
+bool ppc_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cpu, int int_req);
 void ppc_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cpu, FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf,
                         int flags);
 void ppc_cpu_dump_statistics(CPUState *cpu, FILE *f,
diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu.h b/target-ppc/cpu.h
index b64c65295f..872456171f 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu.h
@@ -1147,7 +1147,6 @@ int cpu_ppc_exec (CPUPPCState *s);
    is returned if the signal was handled by the virtual CPU.  */
 int cpu_ppc_signal_handler (int host_signum, void *pinfo,
                             void *puc);
-void ppc_hw_interrupt (CPUPPCState *env);
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 int ppc_cpu_handle_mmu_fault(CPUState *cpu, vaddr address, int rw,
                              int mmu_idx);
diff --git a/target-ppc/excp_helper.c b/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
index 922e86d54b..b803475060 100644
--- a/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target-ppc/excp_helper.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void ppc_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
     env->error_code = 0;
 }
 
-void ppc_hw_interrupt(CPUPPCState *env)
+static void ppc_hw_interrupt(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(ppc_env_get_cpu(env));
 
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ void ppc_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
     powerpc_excp(cpu, env->excp_model, cs->exception_index);
 }
 
-void ppc_hw_interrupt(CPUPPCState *env)
+static void ppc_hw_interrupt(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = ppc_env_get_cpu(env);
     int hdice;
@@ -820,6 +820,21 @@ void ppc_cpu_do_system_reset(CPUState *cs)
 }
 #endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
+bool ppc_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
+{
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
+    CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD) {
+        ppc_hw_interrupt(env);
+        if (env->pending_interrupts == 0) {
+            cs->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 #if defined(DEBUG_OP)
 static void cpu_dump_rfi(target_ulong RA, target_ulong msr)
 {
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index e577e03b17..65b840da03 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -9631,6 +9631,7 @@ static void ppc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->class_by_name = ppc_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = ppc_cpu_has_work;
     cc->do_interrupt = ppc_cpu_do_interrupt;
+    cc->cpu_exec_interrupt = ppc_cpu_exec_interrupt;
     cc->dump_state = ppc_cpu_dump_state;
     cc->dump_statistics = ppc_cpu_dump_statistics;
     cc->set_pc = ppc_cpu_set_pc;