diff --git a/tcg/mips/tcg-target.c.inc b/tcg/mips/tcg-target.c.inc
index ee5826c2b5..9f7c9cd688 100644
--- a/tcg/mips/tcg-target.c.inc
+++ b/tcg/mips/tcg-target.c.inc
@@ -1115,72 +1115,6 @@ static void * const qemu_st_helpers[(MO_SIZE | MO_BSWAP) + 1] = {
     [MO_BEUQ] = helper_be_stq_mmu,
 };
 
-/* Helper routines for marshalling helper function arguments into
- * the correct registers and stack.
- * I is where we want to put this argument, and is updated and returned
- * for the next call. ARG is the argument itself.
- *
- * We provide routines for arguments which are: immediate, 32 bit
- * value in register, 16 and 8 bit values in register (which must be zero
- * extended before use) and 64 bit value in a lo:hi register pair.
- */
-
-static int tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(TCGContext *s, int i, TCGReg arg)
-{
-    if (i < ARRAY_SIZE(tcg_target_call_iarg_regs)) {
-        tcg_out_mov(s, TCG_TYPE_REG, tcg_target_call_iarg_regs[i], arg);
-    } else {
-        /* For N32 and N64, the initial offset is different.  But there
-           we also have 8 argument register so we don't run out here.  */
-        tcg_debug_assert(TCG_TARGET_REG_BITS == 32);
-        tcg_out_st(s, TCG_TYPE_REG, arg, TCG_REG_SP, 4 * i);
-    }
-    return i + 1;
-}
-
-static int tcg_out_call_iarg_reg8(TCGContext *s, int i, TCGReg arg)
-{
-    TCGReg tmp = TCG_TMP0;
-    if (i < ARRAY_SIZE(tcg_target_call_iarg_regs)) {
-        tmp = tcg_target_call_iarg_regs[i];
-    }
-    tcg_out_ext8u(s, tmp, arg);
-    return tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(s, i, tmp);
-}
-
-static int tcg_out_call_iarg_reg16(TCGContext *s, int i, TCGReg arg)
-{
-    TCGReg tmp = TCG_TMP0;
-    if (i < ARRAY_SIZE(tcg_target_call_iarg_regs)) {
-        tmp = tcg_target_call_iarg_regs[i];
-    }
-    tcg_out_opc_imm(s, OPC_ANDI, tmp, arg, 0xffff);
-    return tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(s, i, tmp);
-}
-
-static int tcg_out_call_iarg_imm(TCGContext *s, int i, TCGArg arg)
-{
-    TCGReg tmp = TCG_TMP0;
-    if (arg == 0) {
-        tmp = TCG_REG_ZERO;
-    } else {
-        if (i < ARRAY_SIZE(tcg_target_call_iarg_regs)) {
-            tmp = tcg_target_call_iarg_regs[i];
-        }
-        tcg_out_movi(s, TCG_TYPE_REG, tmp, arg);
-    }
-    return tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(s, i, tmp);
-}
-
-static int tcg_out_call_iarg_reg2(TCGContext *s, int i, TCGReg al, TCGReg ah)
-{
-    tcg_debug_assert(TCG_TARGET_REG_BITS == 32);
-    i = (i + 1) & ~1;
-    i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(s, i, (MIPS_BE ? ah : al));
-    i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(s, i, (MIPS_BE ? al : ah));
-    return i;
-}
-
 /* We expect to use a 16-bit negative offset from ENV.  */
 QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(TLB_MASK_TABLE_OFS(0) > 0);
 QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(TLB_MASK_TABLE_OFS(0) < -32768);
@@ -1295,13 +1229,15 @@ static void add_qemu_ldst_label(TCGContext *s, int is_ld, MemOpIdx oi,
     }
 }
 
+/* We have four temps, we might as well expose three of them. */
+static const TCGLdstHelperParam ldst_helper_param = {
+    .ntmp = 3, .tmp = { TCG_TMP0, TCG_TMP1, TCG_TMP2 }
+};
+
 static bool tcg_out_qemu_ld_slow_path(TCGContext *s, TCGLabelQemuLdst *l)
 {
     const tcg_insn_unit *tgt_rx = tcg_splitwx_to_rx(s->code_ptr);
-    MemOpIdx oi = l->oi;
-    MemOp opc = get_memop(oi);
-    TCGReg v0;
-    int i;
+    MemOp opc = get_memop(l->oi);
 
     /* resolve label address */
     if (!reloc_pc16(l->label_ptr[0], tgt_rx)
@@ -1310,29 +1246,13 @@ static bool tcg_out_qemu_ld_slow_path(TCGContext *s, TCGLabelQemuLdst *l)
         return false;
     }
 
-    i = 1;
-    if (TCG_TARGET_REG_BITS < TARGET_LONG_BITS) {
-        i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg2(s, i, l->addrlo_reg, l->addrhi_reg);
-    } else {
-        i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(s, i, l->addrlo_reg);
-    }
-    i = tcg_out_call_iarg_imm(s, i, oi);
-    i = tcg_out_call_iarg_imm(s, i, (intptr_t)l->raddr);
+    tcg_out_ld_helper_args(s, l, &ldst_helper_param);
+
     tcg_out_call_int(s, qemu_ld_helpers[opc & (MO_BSWAP | MO_SSIZE)], false);
     /* delay slot */
-    tcg_out_mov(s, TCG_TYPE_PTR, tcg_target_call_iarg_regs[0], TCG_AREG0);
+    tcg_out_nop(s);
 
-    v0 = l->datalo_reg;
-    if (TCG_TARGET_REG_BITS == 32 && (opc & MO_SIZE) == MO_64) {
-        /* We eliminated V0 from the possible output registers, so it
-           cannot be clobbered here.  So we must move V1 first.  */
-        if (MIPS_BE) {
-            tcg_out_mov(s, TCG_TYPE_I32, v0, TCG_REG_V1);
-            v0 = l->datahi_reg;
-        } else {
-            tcg_out_mov(s, TCG_TYPE_I32, l->datahi_reg, TCG_REG_V1);
-        }
-    }
+    tcg_out_ld_helper_ret(s, l, true, &ldst_helper_param);
 
     tcg_out_opc_br(s, OPC_BEQ, TCG_REG_ZERO, TCG_REG_ZERO);
     if (!reloc_pc16(s->code_ptr - 1, l->raddr)) {
@@ -1340,22 +1260,14 @@ static bool tcg_out_qemu_ld_slow_path(TCGContext *s, TCGLabelQemuLdst *l)
     }
 
     /* delay slot */
-    if (TCG_TARGET_REG_BITS == 64 && l->type == TCG_TYPE_I32) {
-        /* we always sign-extend 32-bit loads */
-        tcg_out_ext32s(s, v0, TCG_REG_V0);
-    } else {
-        tcg_out_opc_reg(s, OPC_OR, v0, TCG_REG_V0, TCG_REG_ZERO);
-    }
+    tcg_out_nop(s);
     return true;
 }
 
 static bool tcg_out_qemu_st_slow_path(TCGContext *s, TCGLabelQemuLdst *l)
 {
     const tcg_insn_unit *tgt_rx = tcg_splitwx_to_rx(s->code_ptr);
-    MemOpIdx oi = l->oi;
-    MemOp opc = get_memop(oi);
-    MemOp s_bits = opc & MO_SIZE;
-    int i;
+    MemOp opc = get_memop(l->oi);
 
     /* resolve label address */
     if (!reloc_pc16(l->label_ptr[0], tgt_rx)
@@ -1364,41 +1276,19 @@ static bool tcg_out_qemu_st_slow_path(TCGContext *s, TCGLabelQemuLdst *l)
         return false;
     }
 
-    i = 1;
-    if (TCG_TARGET_REG_BITS < TARGET_LONG_BITS) {
-        i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg2(s, i, l->addrlo_reg, l->addrhi_reg);
-    } else {
-        i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(s, i, l->addrlo_reg);
-    }
-    switch (s_bits) {
-    case MO_8:
-        i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg8(s, i, l->datalo_reg);
-        break;
-    case MO_16:
-        i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg16(s, i, l->datalo_reg);
-        break;
-    case MO_32:
-        i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(s, i, l->datalo_reg);
-        break;
-    case MO_64:
-        if (TCG_TARGET_REG_BITS == 32) {
-            i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg2(s, i, l->datalo_reg, l->datahi_reg);
-        } else {
-            i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(s, i, l->datalo_reg);
-        }
-        break;
-    default:
-        g_assert_not_reached();
-    }
-    i = tcg_out_call_iarg_imm(s, i, oi);
+    tcg_out_st_helper_args(s, l, &ldst_helper_param);
 
-    /* Tail call to the store helper.  Thus force the return address
-       computation to take place in the return address register.  */
-    tcg_out_movi(s, TCG_TYPE_PTR, TCG_REG_RA, (intptr_t)l->raddr);
-    i = tcg_out_call_iarg_reg(s, i, TCG_REG_RA);
-    tcg_out_call_int(s, qemu_st_helpers[opc & (MO_BSWAP | MO_SIZE)], true);
+    tcg_out_call_int(s, qemu_st_helpers[opc & (MO_BSWAP | MO_SIZE)], false);
     /* delay slot */
-    tcg_out_mov(s, TCG_TYPE_PTR, tcg_target_call_iarg_regs[0], TCG_AREG0);
+    tcg_out_nop(s);
+
+    tcg_out_opc_br(s, OPC_BEQ, TCG_REG_ZERO, TCG_REG_ZERO);
+    if (!reloc_pc16(s->code_ptr - 1, l->raddr)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* delay slot */
+    tcg_out_nop(s);
     return true;
 }
 
