diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu.h b/target-ppc/cpu.h
index f300c8613c0ac64c4f3ef8521251f7a52843e58f..892f4dc94941b0f569b057a12932603cab1bbb10 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu.h
@@ -719,6 +719,12 @@ enum {
 #define FP_RN1		(1ull << FPSCR_RN1)
 #define FP_RN		(1ull << FPSCR_RN)
 
+/* the exception bits which can be cleared by mcrfs - includes FX */
+#define FP_EX_CLEAR_BITS (FP_FX     | FP_OX     | FP_UX     | FP_ZX     | \
+                          FP_XX     | FP_VXSNAN | FP_VXISI  | FP_VXIDI  | \
+                          FP_VXZDZ  | FP_VXIMZ  | FP_VXVC   | FP_VXSOFT | \
+                          FP_VXSQRT | FP_VXCVI)
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Vector status and control register */
 #define VSCR_NJ		16 /* Vector non-java */
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate.c b/target-ppc/translate.c
index 0219d38acec83b5f607156a5e4c5efa236352348..7db3145cff7eadfb5eb909eec52c13068b9d3ccd 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate.c
@@ -2501,18 +2501,31 @@ static void gen_fmrgow(DisasContext *ctx)
 static void gen_mcrfs(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
     TCGv tmp = tcg_temp_new();
+    TCGv_i32 tmask;
+    TCGv_i64 tnew_fpscr = tcg_temp_new_i64();
     int bfa;
+    int nibble;
+    int shift;
 
     if (unlikely(!ctx->fpu_enabled)) {
         gen_exception(ctx, POWERPC_EXCP_FPU);
         return;
     }
-    bfa = 4 * (7 - crfS(ctx->opcode));
-    tcg_gen_shri_tl(tmp, cpu_fpscr, bfa);
+    bfa = crfS(ctx->opcode);
+    nibble = 7 - bfa;
+    shift = 4 * nibble;
+    tcg_gen_shri_tl(tmp, cpu_fpscr, shift);
     tcg_gen_trunc_tl_i32(cpu_crf[crfD(ctx->opcode)], tmp);
-    tcg_temp_free(tmp);
     tcg_gen_andi_i32(cpu_crf[crfD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_crf[crfD(ctx->opcode)], 0xf);
-    tcg_gen_andi_tl(cpu_fpscr, cpu_fpscr, ~(0xF << bfa));
+    tcg_temp_free(tmp);
+    tcg_gen_extu_tl_i64(tnew_fpscr, cpu_fpscr);
+    /* Only the exception bits (including FX) should be cleared if read */
+    tcg_gen_andi_i64(tnew_fpscr, tnew_fpscr, ~((0xF << shift) & FP_EX_CLEAR_BITS));
+    /* FEX and VX need to be updated, so don't set fpscr directly */
+    tmask = tcg_const_i32(1 << nibble);
+    gen_helper_store_fpscr(cpu_env, tnew_fpscr, tmask);
+    tcg_temp_free_i32(tmask);
+    tcg_temp_free_i64(tnew_fpscr);
 }
 
 /* mffs */