diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
index 7be743c723..22cfb7e674 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static target_ulong h_enter(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     target_ulong page_shift = 12;
     target_ulong raddr;
     target_ulong i;
-    uint8_t *hpte;
+    hwaddr hpte;
 
     /* only handle 4k and 16M pages for now */
     if (pteh & HPTE64_V_LARGE) {
@@ -97,26 +97,26 @@ static target_ulong h_enter(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     }
     if (likely((flags & H_EXACT) == 0)) {
         pte_index &= ~7ULL;
-        hpte = env->external_htab + (pte_index * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64);
+        hpte = pte_index * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64;
         for (i = 0; ; ++i) {
             if (i == 8) {
                 return H_PTEG_FULL;
             }
-            if ((ldq_p(hpte) & HPTE64_V_VALID) == 0) {
+            if ((ppc_hash64_load_hpte0(env, hpte) & HPTE64_V_VALID) == 0) {
                 break;
             }
             hpte += HASH_PTE_SIZE_64;
         }
     } else {
         i = 0;
-        hpte = env->external_htab + (pte_index * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64);
-        if (ldq_p(hpte) & HPTE64_V_VALID) {
+        hpte = pte_index * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64;
+        if (ppc_hash64_load_hpte0(env, hpte) & HPTE64_V_VALID) {
             return H_PTEG_FULL;
         }
     }
-    stq_p(hpte + (HASH_PTE_SIZE_64/2), ptel);
+    ppc_hash64_store_hpte1(env, hpte, ptel);
     /* eieio();  FIXME: need some sort of barrier for smp? */
-    stq_p(hpte, pteh);
+    ppc_hash64_store_hpte0(env, hpte, pteh);
 
     args[0] = pte_index + i;
     return H_SUCCESS;
@@ -134,17 +134,17 @@ static target_ulong remove_hpte(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong ptex,
                                 target_ulong flags,
                                 target_ulong *vp, target_ulong *rp)
 {
-    uint8_t *hpte;
+    hwaddr hpte;
     target_ulong v, r, rb;
 
     if ((ptex * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64) & ~env->htab_mask) {
         return REMOVE_PARM;
     }
 
-    hpte = env->external_htab + (ptex * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64);
+    hpte = ptex * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64;
 
-    v = ldq_p(hpte);
-    r = ldq_p(hpte + (HASH_PTE_SIZE_64/2));
+    v = ppc_hash64_load_hpte0(env, hpte);
+    r = ppc_hash64_load_hpte1(env, hpte);
 
     if ((v & HPTE64_V_VALID) == 0 ||
         ((flags & H_AVPN) && (v & ~0x7fULL) != avpn) ||
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static target_ulong remove_hpte(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong ptex,
     }
     *vp = v;
     *rp = r;
-    stq_p(hpte, 0);
+    ppc_hash64_store_hpte0(env, hpte, 0);
     rb = compute_tlbie_rb(v, r, ptex);
     ppc_tlb_invalidate_one(env, rb);
     return REMOVE_SUCCESS;
@@ -260,17 +260,17 @@ static target_ulong h_protect(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     target_ulong flags = args[0];
     target_ulong pte_index = args[1];
     target_ulong avpn = args[2];
-    uint8_t *hpte;
+    hwaddr hpte;
     target_ulong v, r, rb;
 
     if ((pte_index * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64) & ~env->htab_mask) {
         return H_PARAMETER;
     }
 
-    hpte = env->external_htab + (pte_index * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64);
+    hpte = pte_index * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64;
 
-    v = ldq_p(hpte);
-    r = ldq_p(hpte + (HASH_PTE_SIZE_64/2));
+    v = ppc_hash64_load_hpte0(env, hpte);
+    r = ppc_hash64_load_hpte1(env, hpte);
 
     if ((v & HPTE64_V_VALID) == 0 ||
         ((flags & H_AVPN) && (v & ~0x7fULL) != avpn)) {
@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@ static target_ulong h_protect(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     r |= (flags << 48) & HPTE64_R_KEY_HI;
     r |= flags & (HPTE64_R_PP | HPTE64_R_N | HPTE64_R_KEY_LO);
     rb = compute_tlbie_rb(v, r, pte_index);
-    stq_p(hpte, v & ~HPTE64_V_VALID);
+    ppc_hash64_store_hpte0(env, hpte, v & ~HPTE64_V_VALID);
     ppc_tlb_invalidate_one(env, rb);
-    stq_p(hpte + (HASH_PTE_SIZE_64/2), r);
+    ppc_hash64_store_hpte1(env, hpte, r);
     /* Don't need a memory barrier, due to qemu's global lock */
-    stq_p(hpte, v);
+    ppc_hash64_store_hpte0(env, hpte, v);
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/target-ppc/mmu-hash32.c b/target-ppc/mmu-hash32.c
index a1bbd50398..a7c2e356e8 100644
--- a/target-ppc/mmu-hash32.c
+++ b/target-ppc/mmu-hash32.c
@@ -328,13 +328,8 @@ static int find_pte32(CPUPPCState *env, struct mmu_ctx_hash32 *ctx, int h,
     ret = -1; /* No entry found */
     pteg_off = get_pteg_offset32(env, ctx->hash[h]);
     for (i = 0; i < HPTES_PER_GROUP; i++) {
-        if (env->external_htab) {
-            pte0 = ldl_p(env->external_htab + pteg_off + (i * 8));
-            pte1 = ldl_p(env->external_htab + pteg_off + (i * 8) + 4);
-        } else {
-            pte0 = ldl_phys(env->htab_base + pteg_off + (i * 8));
-            pte1 = ldl_phys(env->htab_base + pteg_off + (i * 8) + 4);
-        }
+        pte0 = ppc_hash32_load_hpte0(env, pteg_off + i*HASH_PTE_SIZE_32);
+        pte1 = ppc_hash32_load_hpte1(env, pteg_off + i*HASH_PTE_SIZE_32);
         r = pte_check_hash32(ctx, pte0, pte1, h, rw, type);
         LOG_MMU("Load pte from %08" HWADDR_PRIx " => " TARGET_FMT_lx " "
                 TARGET_FMT_lx " %d %d %d " TARGET_FMT_lx "\n",
@@ -371,13 +366,8 @@ static int find_pte32(CPUPPCState *env, struct mmu_ctx_hash32 *ctx, int h,
         /* Update page flags */
         pte1 = ctx->raddr;
         if (ppc_hash32_pte_update_flags(ctx, &pte1, ret, rw) == 1) {
-            if (env->external_htab) {
-                stl_p(env->external_htab + pteg_off + (good * 8) + 4,
-                      pte1);
-            } else {
-                stl_phys_notdirty(env->htab_base + pteg_off +
-                                  (good * 8) + 4, pte1);
-            }
+            ppc_hash32_store_hpte1(env, pteg_off + good * HASH_PTE_SIZE_32,
+                                   pte1);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/target-ppc/mmu-hash32.h b/target-ppc/mmu-hash32.h
index a09ccb3d38..2344184584 100644
--- a/target-ppc/mmu-hash32.h
+++ b/target-ppc/mmu-hash32.h
@@ -69,6 +69,34 @@ int ppc_hash32_handle_mmu_fault(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong address, int rw,
 #define HPTE32_R_WIMG           0x00000078
 #define HPTE32_R_PP             0x00000003
 
+static inline target_ulong ppc_hash32_load_hpte0(CPUPPCState *env,
+                                                 hwaddr pte_offset)
+{
+    assert(!env->external_htab); /* Not supported on 32-bit for now */
+    return ldl_phys(env->htab_base + pte_offset);
+}
+
+static inline target_ulong ppc_hash32_load_hpte1(CPUPPCState *env,
+                                                 hwaddr pte_offset)
+{
+    assert(!env->external_htab); /* Not supported on 32-bit for now */
+    return ldl_phys(env->htab_base + pte_offset + HASH_PTE_SIZE_32/2);
+}
+
+static inline void ppc_hash32_store_hpte0(CPUPPCState *env,
+                                          hwaddr pte_offset, target_ulong pte0)
+{
+    assert(!env->external_htab); /* Not supported on 32-bit for now */
+    stl_phys(env->htab_base + pte_offset, pte0);
+}
+
+static inline void ppc_hash32_store_hpte1(CPUPPCState *env,
+                                          hwaddr pte_offset, target_ulong pte1)
+{
+    assert(!env->external_htab); /* Not supported on 32-bit for now */
+    stl_phys(env->htab_base + pte_offset + HASH_PTE_SIZE_32/2, pte1);
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
 #endif /* __MMU_HASH32_H__ */
diff --git a/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.c b/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.c
index f3223dd383..30c25dd24b 100644
--- a/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.c
+++ b/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.c
@@ -382,13 +382,8 @@ static int find_pte64(CPUPPCState *env, struct mmu_ctx_hash64 *ctx, int h,
     ret = -1; /* No entry found */
     pteg_off = (ctx->hash[h] * HASH_PTEG_SIZE_64) & env->htab_mask;
     for (i = 0; i < HPTES_PER_GROUP; i++) {
-        if (env->external_htab) {
-            pte0 = ldq_p(env->external_htab + pteg_off + (i * 16));
-            pte1 = ldq_p(env->external_htab + pteg_off + (i * 16) + 8);
-        } else {
-            pte0 = ldq_phys(env->htab_base + pteg_off + (i * 16));
-            pte1 = ldq_phys(env->htab_base + pteg_off + (i * 16) + 8);
-        }
+        pte0 = ppc_hash64_load_hpte0(env, pteg_off + i*HASH_PTE_SIZE_64);
+        pte1 = ppc_hash64_load_hpte1(env, pteg_off + i*HASH_PTE_SIZE_64);
 
         r = pte64_check(ctx, pte0, pte1, h, rw, type);
         LOG_MMU("Load pte from %016" HWADDR_PRIx " => " TARGET_FMT_lx " "
@@ -426,13 +421,7 @@ static int find_pte64(CPUPPCState *env, struct mmu_ctx_hash64 *ctx, int h,
         /* Update page flags */
         pte1 = ctx->raddr;
         if (ppc_hash64_pte_update_flags(ctx, &pte1, ret, rw) == 1) {
-            if (env->external_htab) {
-                stq_p(env->external_htab + pteg_off + (good * 16) + 8,
-                      pte1);
-            } else {
-                stq_phys_notdirty(env->htab_base + pteg_off +
-                                  (good * 16) + 8, pte1);
-            }
+            ppc_hash64_store_hpte1(env, pteg_off + good * HASH_PTE_SIZE_64, pte1);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.h b/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.h
index 80b86d91ae..84576c0648 100644
--- a/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.h
+++ b/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.h
@@ -73,6 +73,46 @@ int ppc_hash64_handle_mmu_fault(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong address, int rw,
 #define HPTE64_V_1TB_SEG        0x4000000000000000ULL
 #define HPTE64_V_VRMA_MASK      0x4001ffffff000000ULL
 
+static inline target_ulong ppc_hash64_load_hpte0(CPUPPCState *env,
+                                                 hwaddr pte_offset)
+{
+    if (env->external_htab) {
+        return  ldq_p(env->external_htab + pte_offset);
+    } else {
+        return ldq_phys(env->htab_base + pte_offset);
+    }
+}
+
+static inline target_ulong ppc_hash64_load_hpte1(CPUPPCState *env,
+                                                 hwaddr pte_offset)
+{
+    if (env->external_htab) {
+        return ldq_p(env->external_htab + pte_offset + HASH_PTE_SIZE_64/2);
+    } else {
+        return ldq_phys(env->htab_base + pte_offset + HASH_PTE_SIZE_64/2);
+    }
+}
+
+static inline void ppc_hash64_store_hpte0(CPUPPCState *env,
+                                          hwaddr pte_offset, target_ulong pte0)
+{
+    if (env->external_htab) {
+        stq_p(env->external_htab + pte_offset, pte0);
+    } else {
+        stq_phys(env->htab_base + pte_offset, pte0);
+    }
+}
+
+static inline void ppc_hash64_store_hpte1(CPUPPCState *env,
+                                          hwaddr pte_offset, target_ulong pte1)
+{
+    if (env->external_htab) {
+        stq_p(env->external_htab + pte_offset + HASH_PTE_SIZE_64/2, pte1);
+    } else {
+        stq_phys(env->htab_base + pte_offset + HASH_PTE_SIZE_64/2, pte1);
+    }
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
 #endif /* !defined (__MMU_HASH64_H__) */