diff --git a/target-ppc/op.c b/target-ppc/op.c
index 70c2a1309fb5ec0c50b911b34bb28a07926b8c13..5451fd47a3e1e28c1d7ed2d5fe311b6c4ef20210 100644
--- a/target-ppc/op.c
+++ b/target-ppc/op.c
@@ -410,16 +410,6 @@ void OPPROTO op_load_fpscr_FT0 (void)
     RETURN();
 }
 
-void OPPROTO op_set_FT0 (void)
-{
-    CPU_DoubleU u;
-
-    u.l.upper = 0;
-    u.l.lower = PARAM1;
-    FT0 = u.d;
-    RETURN();
-}
-
 void OPPROTO op_load_fpscr_T0 (void)
 {
     T0 = (env->fpscr >> PARAM1) & 0xF;
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate.c b/target-ppc/translate.c
index f7f31f43fa9ac212849cbe9167e9c236084f438c..d95227682340dfae30b414f16ab96a2b0615fad6 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate.c
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ GEN_HANDLER(mtfsfi, 0x3F, 0x06, 0x04, 0x006f0800, PPC_FLOAT)
     bf = crbD(ctx->opcode) >> 2;
     sh = 7 - bf;
     gen_optimize_fprf();
-    gen_op_set_FT0(FPIMM(ctx->opcode) << (4 * sh));
+    tcg_gen_movi_i64(cpu_FT[0], FPIMM(ctx->opcode) << (4 * sh));
     gen_reset_fpstatus();
     gen_op_store_fpscr(1 << sh);
     if (unlikely(Rc(ctx->opcode) != 0)) {