diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index 04497e428c..8b83b28656 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -7308,8 +7308,8 @@ static void gen_spr_book3s_common(CPUPPCState *env)
                  SPR_NOACCESS, &spr_write_generic,
                  0x00000000);
     spr_register(env, SPR_UCTRL, "SPR_UCTRL",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_generic, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                 &spr_read_ureg, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                 &spr_read_ureg, SPR_NOACCESS,
                  0x00000000);
 }