diff --git a/tcg/tcg.h b/tcg/tcg.h
index fb8ce01664..9432962d7b 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg.h
+++ b/tcg/tcg.h
@@ -786,6 +786,21 @@ static inline TCGTemp *tcgv_ptr_temp(TCGv_ptr t)
     return arg_temp(tcgv_ptr_arg(t));
 }
 
+static inline TCGv_i32 temp_tcgv_i32(TCGTemp *t)
+{
+    return (TCGv_i32)temp_idx(t);
+}
+
+static inline TCGv_i64 temp_tcgv_i64(TCGTemp *t)
+{
+    return (TCGv_i64)temp_idx(t);
+}
+
+static inline TCGv_ptr temp_tcgv_ptr(TCGTemp *t)
+{
+    return (TCGv_ptr)temp_idx(t);
+}
+
 static inline void tcg_set_insn_param(int op_idx, int arg, TCGArg v)
 {
     tcg_ctx.gen_op_buf[op_idx].args[arg] = v;
@@ -837,7 +852,8 @@ int tcg_gen_code(TCGContext *s, TranslationBlock *tb);
 
 void tcg_set_frame(TCGContext *s, TCGReg reg, intptr_t start, intptr_t size);
 
-int tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCGType, TCGv_ptr, intptr_t, const char *);
+TCGTemp *tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCGType, TCGv_ptr,
+                                     intptr_t, const char *);
 
 TCGv_i32 tcg_global_reg_new_i32(TCGReg reg, const char *name);
 TCGv_i64 tcg_global_reg_new_i64(TCGReg reg, const char *name);
@@ -851,8 +867,8 @@ void tcg_temp_free_i64(TCGv_i64 arg);
 static inline TCGv_i32 tcg_global_mem_new_i32(TCGv_ptr reg, intptr_t offset,
                                               const char *name)
 {
-    int idx = tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCG_TYPE_I32, reg, offset, name);
-    return MAKE_TCGV_I32(idx);
+    TCGTemp *t = tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCG_TYPE_I32, reg, offset, name);
+    return temp_tcgv_i32(t);
 }
 
 static inline TCGv_i32 tcg_temp_new_i32(void)
@@ -868,8 +884,8 @@ static inline TCGv_i32 tcg_temp_local_new_i32(void)
 static inline TCGv_i64 tcg_global_mem_new_i64(TCGv_ptr reg, intptr_t offset,
                                               const char *name)
 {
-    int idx = tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCG_TYPE_I64, reg, offset, name);
-    return MAKE_TCGV_I64(idx);
+    TCGTemp *t = tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCG_TYPE_I64, reg, offset, name);
+    return temp_tcgv_i64(t);
 }
 
 static inline TCGv_i64 tcg_temp_new_i64(void)
diff --git a/tcg/tcg.c b/tcg/tcg.c
index cb985aabdc..0a9bfa4236 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg.c
+++ b/tcg/tcg.c
@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@ static inline TCGTemp *tcg_global_alloc(TCGContext *s)
     return ts;
 }
 
-static int tcg_global_reg_new_internal(TCGContext *s, TCGType type,
-                                       TCGReg reg, const char *name)
+static TCGTemp *tcg_global_reg_new_internal(TCGContext *s, TCGType type,
+                                            TCGReg reg, const char *name)
 {
     TCGTemp *ts;
 
@@ -509,44 +509,43 @@ static int tcg_global_reg_new_internal(TCGContext *s, TCGType type,
     ts->name = name;
     tcg_regset_set_reg(s->reserved_regs, reg);
 
-    return temp_idx(ts);
+    return ts;
 }
 
 void tcg_set_frame(TCGContext *s, TCGReg reg, intptr_t start, intptr_t size)
 {
-    int idx;
     s->frame_start = start;
     s->frame_end = start + size;
-    idx = tcg_global_reg_new_internal(s, TCG_TYPE_PTR, reg, "_frame");
-    s->frame_temp = &s->temps[idx];
+    s->frame_temp
+        = tcg_global_reg_new_internal(s, TCG_TYPE_PTR, reg, "_frame");
 }
 
 TCGv_i32 tcg_global_reg_new_i32(TCGReg reg, const char *name)
 {
     TCGContext *s = &tcg_ctx;
-    int idx;
+    TCGTemp *t;
 
     if (tcg_regset_test_reg(s->reserved_regs, reg)) {
         tcg_abort();
     }
-    idx = tcg_global_reg_new_internal(s, TCG_TYPE_I32, reg, name);
-    return MAKE_TCGV_I32(idx);
+    t = tcg_global_reg_new_internal(s, TCG_TYPE_I32, reg, name);
+    return temp_tcgv_i32(t);
 }
 
 TCGv_i64 tcg_global_reg_new_i64(TCGReg reg, const char *name)
 {
     TCGContext *s = &tcg_ctx;
-    int idx;
+    TCGTemp *t;
 
     if (tcg_regset_test_reg(s->reserved_regs, reg)) {
         tcg_abort();
     }
-    idx = tcg_global_reg_new_internal(s, TCG_TYPE_I64, reg, name);
-    return MAKE_TCGV_I64(idx);
+    t = tcg_global_reg_new_internal(s, TCG_TYPE_I64, reg, name);
+    return temp_tcgv_i64(t);
 }
 
-int tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCGType type, TCGv_ptr base,
-                                intptr_t offset, const char *name)
+TCGTemp *tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCGType type, TCGv_ptr base,
+                                     intptr_t offset, const char *name)
 {
     TCGContext *s = &tcg_ctx;
     TCGTemp *base_ts = &s->temps[GET_TCGV_PTR(base)];
@@ -598,10 +597,10 @@ int tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCGType type, TCGv_ptr base,
         ts->mem_offset = offset;
         ts->name = name;
     }
-    return temp_idx(ts);
+    return ts;
 }
 
-static int tcg_temp_new_internal(TCGType type, int temp_local)
+static TCGTemp *tcg_temp_new_internal(TCGType type, int temp_local)
 {
     TCGContext *s = &tcg_ctx;
     TCGTemp *ts;
@@ -638,36 +637,30 @@ static int tcg_temp_new_internal(TCGType type, int temp_local)
             ts->temp_allocated = 1;
             ts->temp_local = temp_local;
         }
-        idx = temp_idx(ts);
     }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_TCG)
     s->temps_in_use++;
 #endif
-    return idx;
+    return ts;
 }
 
 TCGv_i32 tcg_temp_new_internal_i32(int temp_local)
 {
-    int idx;
-
-    idx = tcg_temp_new_internal(TCG_TYPE_I32, temp_local);
-    return MAKE_TCGV_I32(idx);
+    TCGTemp *t = tcg_temp_new_internal(TCG_TYPE_I32, temp_local);
+    return temp_tcgv_i32(t);
 }
 
 TCGv_i64 tcg_temp_new_internal_i64(int temp_local)
 {
-    int idx;
-
-    idx = tcg_temp_new_internal(TCG_TYPE_I64, temp_local);
-    return MAKE_TCGV_I64(idx);
+    TCGTemp *t = tcg_temp_new_internal(TCG_TYPE_I64, temp_local);
+    return temp_tcgv_i64(t);
 }
 
-static void tcg_temp_free_internal(int idx)
+static void tcg_temp_free_internal(TCGTemp *ts)
 {
     TCGContext *s = &tcg_ctx;
-    TCGTemp *ts;
-    int k;
+    int k, idx;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_TCG)
     s->temps_in_use--;
@@ -676,23 +669,23 @@ static void tcg_temp_free_internal(int idx)
     }
 #endif
 
-    tcg_debug_assert(idx >= s->nb_globals && idx < s->nb_temps);
-    ts = &s->temps[idx];
+    tcg_debug_assert(ts->temp_global == 0);
     tcg_debug_assert(ts->temp_allocated != 0);
     ts->temp_allocated = 0;
 
+    idx = temp_idx(ts);
     k = ts->base_type + (ts->temp_local ? TCG_TYPE_COUNT : 0);
     set_bit(idx, s->free_temps[k].l);
 }
 
 void tcg_temp_free_i32(TCGv_i32 arg)
 {
-    tcg_temp_free_internal(GET_TCGV_I32(arg));
+    tcg_temp_free_internal(tcgv_i32_temp(arg));
 }
 
 void tcg_temp_free_i64(TCGv_i64 arg)
 {
-    tcg_temp_free_internal(GET_TCGV_I64(arg));
+    tcg_temp_free_internal(tcgv_i64_temp(arg));
 }
 
 TCGv_i32 tcg_const_i32(int32_t val)
@@ -1001,7 +994,7 @@ void tcg_gen_callN(void *func, TCGTemp *ret, int nargs, TCGTemp **args)
         for (i = real_args = 0; i < nargs; ++i) {
             int is_64bit = sizemask & (1 << (i+1)*2);
             if (is_64bit) {
-                TCGv_i64 orig = MAKE_TCGV_I64(temp_idx(args[i]));
+                TCGv_i64 orig = temp_tcgv_i64(args[i]);
                 TCGv_i32 h = tcg_temp_new_i32();
                 TCGv_i32 l = tcg_temp_new_i32();
                 tcg_gen_extr_i64_i32(l, h, orig);
@@ -1021,7 +1014,7 @@ void tcg_gen_callN(void *func, TCGTemp *ret, int nargs, TCGTemp **args)
         int is_signed = sizemask & (2 << (i+1)*2);
         if (!is_64bit) {
             TCGv_i64 temp = tcg_temp_new_i64();
-            TCGv_i64 orig = MAKE_TCGV_I64(temp_idx(args[i]));
+            TCGv_i64 orig = temp_tcgv_i64(args[i]);
             if (is_signed) {
                 tcg_gen_ext32s_i64(temp, orig);
             } else {
@@ -1130,10 +1123,8 @@ void tcg_gen_callN(void *func, TCGTemp *ret, int nargs, TCGTemp **args)
     for (i = real_args = 0; i < orig_nargs; ++i) {
         int is_64bit = orig_sizemask & (1 << (i+1)*2);
         if (is_64bit) {
-            TCGv_i32 h = MAKE_TCGV_I32(temp_idx(args[real_args++]));
-            TCGv_i32 l = MAKE_TCGV_I32(temp_idx(args[real_args++]));
-            tcg_temp_free_i32(h);
-            tcg_temp_free_i32(l);
+            tcg_temp_free_internal(args[real_args++]);
+            tcg_temp_free_internal(args[real_args++]);
         } else {
             real_args++;
         }
@@ -1142,7 +1133,7 @@ void tcg_gen_callN(void *func, TCGTemp *ret, int nargs, TCGTemp **args)
         /* The 32-bit ABI returned two 32-bit pieces.  Re-assemble them.
            Note that describing these as TCGv_i64 eliminates an unnecessary
            zero-extension that tcg_gen_concat_i32_i64 would create.  */
-        tcg_gen_concat32_i64(MAKE_TCGV_I64(temp_idx(ret)), retl, reth);
+        tcg_gen_concat32_i64(temp_tcgv_i64(ret), retl, reth);
         tcg_temp_free_i64(retl);
         tcg_temp_free_i64(reth);
     }
@@ -1150,8 +1141,7 @@ void tcg_gen_callN(void *func, TCGTemp *ret, int nargs, TCGTemp **args)
     for (i = 0; i < nargs; ++i) {
         int is_64bit = sizemask & (1 << (i+1)*2);
         if (!is_64bit) {
-            TCGv_i64 temp = MAKE_TCGV_I64(temp_idx(args[i]));
-            tcg_temp_free_i64(temp);
+            tcg_temp_free_internal(args[i]);
         }
     }
 #endif /* TCG_TARGET_EXTEND_ARGS */
