diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.c b/target/mips/cpu.c
index 8f76f4576f..a751c95832 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.c
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.c
@@ -327,14 +327,8 @@ void QEMU_NORETURN do_raise_exception_err(CPUMIPSState *env,
 static void mips_cpu_set_pc(CPUState *cs, vaddr value)
 {
     MIPSCPU *cpu = MIPS_CPU(cs);
-    CPUMIPSState *env = &cpu->env;
 
-    env->active_tc.PC = value & ~(target_ulong)1;
-    if (value & 1) {
-        env->hflags |= MIPS_HFLAG_M16;
-    } else {
-        env->hflags &= ~(MIPS_HFLAG_M16);
-    }
+    mips_env_set_pc(&cpu->env, value);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCG
diff --git a/target/mips/internal.h b/target/mips/internal.h
index 57072a941e..04f4b3d661 100644
--- a/target/mips/internal.h
+++ b/target/mips/internal.h
@@ -219,6 +219,16 @@ bool mips_cpu_tlb_fill(CPUState *cs, vaddr address, int size,
 /* op_helper.c */
 void update_pagemask(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong arg1, int32_t *pagemask);
 
+static inline void mips_env_set_pc(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong value)
+{
+    env->active_tc.PC = value & ~(target_ulong)1;
+    if (value & 1) {
+        env->hflags |= MIPS_HFLAG_M16;
+    } else {
+        env->hflags &= ~(MIPS_HFLAG_M16);
+    }
+}
+
 static inline void restore_pamask(CPUMIPSState *env)
 {
     if (env->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_ELPA) {
diff --git a/target/mips/op_helper.c b/target/mips/op_helper.c
index b80e8f7540..222a0d7c7b 100644
--- a/target/mips/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/mips/op_helper.c
@@ -993,24 +993,14 @@ static void debug_post_eret(CPUMIPSState *env)
     }
 }
 
-static void set_pc(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong error_pc)
-{
-    env->active_tc.PC = error_pc & ~(target_ulong)1;
-    if (error_pc & 1) {
-        env->hflags |= MIPS_HFLAG_M16;
-    } else {
-        env->hflags &= ~(MIPS_HFLAG_M16);
-    }
-}
-
 static inline void exception_return(CPUMIPSState *env)
 {
     debug_pre_eret(env);
     if (env->CP0_Status & (1 << CP0St_ERL)) {
-        set_pc(env, env->CP0_ErrorEPC);
+        mips_env_set_pc(env, env->CP0_ErrorEPC);
         env->CP0_Status &= ~(1 << CP0St_ERL);
     } else {
-        set_pc(env, env->CP0_EPC);
+        mips_env_set_pc(env, env->CP0_EPC);
         env->CP0_Status &= ~(1 << CP0St_EXL);
     }
     compute_hflags(env);
@@ -1036,7 +1026,7 @@ void helper_deret(CPUMIPSState *env)
     env->hflags &= ~MIPS_HFLAG_DM;
     compute_hflags(env);
 
-    set_pc(env, env->CP0_DEPC);
+    mips_env_set_pc(env, env->CP0_DEPC);
 
     debug_post_eret(env);
 }