diff --git a/target-ppc/translate.c b/target-ppc/translate.c
index fc9be79c91..c64f936af0 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate.c
@@ -6085,7 +6085,7 @@ GEN_HANDLER2(icbt_440, "icbt", 0x1F, 0x16, 0x00, 0x03E00001, PPC_BOOKE)
 
 static always_inline TCGv_ptr gen_avr_ptr(int reg)
 {
-    TCGv_ptr r = tcg_temp_new();
+    TCGv_ptr r = tcg_temp_new_ptr();
     tcg_gen_addi_ptr(r, cpu_env, offsetof(CPUPPCState, avr[reg]));
     return r;
 }