diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index abdef7e291..d6a8a04380 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -9062,6 +9062,62 @@ void ppc_cpu_dump_statistics(CPUState *cs, int flags)
 #endif
 }
 
+static bool decode_legacy(PowerPCCPU *cpu, DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t insn)
+{
+    opc_handler_t **table, *handler;
+    uint32_t inval;
+
+    ctx->opcode = insn;
+
+    LOG_DISAS("translate opcode %08x (%02x %02x %02x %02x) (%s)\n",
+              insn, opc1(insn), opc2(insn), opc3(insn), opc4(insn),
+              ctx->le_mode ? "little" : "big");
+
+    table = cpu->opcodes;
+    handler = table[opc1(insn)];
+    if (is_indirect_opcode(handler)) {
+        table = ind_table(handler);
+        handler = table[opc2(insn)];
+        if (is_indirect_opcode(handler)) {
+            table = ind_table(handler);
+            handler = table[opc3(insn)];
+            if (is_indirect_opcode(handler)) {
+                table = ind_table(handler);
+                handler = table[opc4(insn)];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Is opcode *REALLY* valid ? */
+    if (unlikely(handler->handler == &gen_invalid)) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "invalid/unsupported opcode: "
+                      "%02x - %02x - %02x - %02x (%08x) "
+                      TARGET_FMT_lx "\n",
+                      opc1(insn), opc2(insn), opc3(insn), opc4(insn),
+                      insn, ctx->cia);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (unlikely(handler->type & (PPC_SPE | PPC_SPE_SINGLE | PPC_SPE_DOUBLE)
+                 && Rc(insn))) {
+        inval = handler->inval2;
+    } else {
+        inval = handler->inval1;
+    }
+
+    if (unlikely((insn & inval) != 0)) {
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "invalid bits: %08x for opcode: "
+                      "%02x - %02x - %02x - %02x (%08x) "
+                      TARGET_FMT_lx "\n", insn & inval,
+                      opc1(insn), opc2(insn), opc3(insn), opc4(insn),
+                      insn, ctx->cia);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    handler->handler(ctx);
+    return true;
+}
+
 static void ppc_tr_init_disas_context(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cs)
 {
     DisasContext *ctx = container_of(dcbase, DisasContext, base);
@@ -9143,66 +9199,23 @@ static void ppc_tr_translate_insn(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cs)
     DisasContext *ctx = container_of(dcbase, DisasContext, base);
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
     CPUPPCState *env = cs->env_ptr;
-    opc_handler_t **table, *handler;
+    uint32_t insn;
+    bool ok;
 
     LOG_DISAS("----------------\n");
     LOG_DISAS("nip=" TARGET_FMT_lx " super=%d ir=%d\n",
               ctx->base.pc_next, ctx->mem_idx, (int)msr_ir);
 
     ctx->cia = ctx->base.pc_next;
-    ctx->opcode = translator_ldl_swap(env, ctx->base.pc_next,
-                                      need_byteswap(ctx));
-
-    LOG_DISAS("translate opcode %08x (%02x %02x %02x %02x) (%s)\n",
-              ctx->opcode, opc1(ctx->opcode), opc2(ctx->opcode),
-              opc3(ctx->opcode), opc4(ctx->opcode),
-              ctx->le_mode ? "little" : "big");
+    insn = translator_ldl_swap(env, ctx->base.pc_next, need_byteswap(ctx));
     ctx->base.pc_next += 4;
-    table = cpu->opcodes;
-    handler = table[opc1(ctx->opcode)];
-    if (is_indirect_opcode(handler)) {
-        table = ind_table(handler);
-        handler = table[opc2(ctx->opcode)];
-        if (is_indirect_opcode(handler)) {
-            table = ind_table(handler);
-            handler = table[opc3(ctx->opcode)];
-            if (is_indirect_opcode(handler)) {
-                table = ind_table(handler);
-                handler = table[opc4(ctx->opcode)];
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    /* Is opcode *REALLY* valid ? */
-    if (unlikely(handler->handler == &gen_invalid)) {
-        qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "invalid/unsupported opcode: "
-                      "%02x - %02x - %02x - %02x (%08x) "
-                      TARGET_FMT_lx " %d\n",
-                      opc1(ctx->opcode), opc2(ctx->opcode),
-                      opc3(ctx->opcode), opc4(ctx->opcode),
-                      ctx->opcode, ctx->cia, (int)msr_ir);
-    } else {
-        uint32_t inval;
 
-        if (unlikely(handler->type & (PPC_SPE | PPC_SPE_SINGLE | PPC_SPE_DOUBLE)
-                     && Rc(ctx->opcode))) {
-            inval = handler->inval2;
-        } else {
-            inval = handler->inval1;
-        }
-
-        if (unlikely((ctx->opcode & inval) != 0)) {
-            qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR, "invalid bits: %08x for opcode: "
-                          "%02x - %02x - %02x - %02x (%08x) "
-                          TARGET_FMT_lx "\n", ctx->opcode & inval,
-                          opc1(ctx->opcode), opc2(ctx->opcode),
-                          opc3(ctx->opcode), opc4(ctx->opcode),
-                          ctx->opcode, ctx->cia);
-            gen_inval_exception(ctx, POWERPC_EXCP_INVAL_INVAL);
-            ctx->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
-            return;
-        }
+    ok = decode_legacy(cpu, ctx, insn);
+    if (!ok) {
+        gen_invalid(ctx);
+        ctx->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;
     }
-    (*(handler->handler))(ctx);
+
 #if defined(DO_PPC_STATISTICS)
     handler->count++;
 #endif
