diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.h b/target/microblaze/cpu.h
index a31134b65c..d1f91bb318 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.h
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.h
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ struct CPUMBState {
 
     uint32_t imm;
     uint32_t regs[32];
+    uint64_t pc;
     uint64_t sregs[14];
     float_status fp_status;
     /* Stack protectors. Yes, it's a hw feature.  */
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ typedef MicroBlazeCPU ArchCPU;
 static inline void cpu_get_tb_cpu_state(CPUMBState *env, target_ulong *pc,
                                         target_ulong *cs_base, uint32_t *flags)
 {
-    *pc = env->sregs[SR_PC];
+    *pc = env->pc;
     *cs_base = 0;
     *flags = (env->iflags & IFLAGS_TB_MASK) |
                  (env->sregs[SR_MSR] & (MSR_UM | MSR_VM | MSR_EE));
diff --git a/linux-user/microblaze/cpu_loop.c b/linux-user/microblaze/cpu_loop.c
index 3e0a7f730b..3c693086f4 100644
--- a/linux-user/microblaze/cpu_loop.c
+++ b/linux-user/microblaze/cpu_loop.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUMBState *env)
         case EXCP_BREAK:
             /* Return address is 4 bytes after the call.  */
             env->regs[14] += 4;
-            env->sregs[SR_PC] = env->regs[14];
+            env->pc = env->regs[14];
             ret = do_syscall(env, 
                              env->regs[12], 
                              env->regs[5], 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUMBState *env)
                              0, 0);
             if (ret == -TARGET_ERESTARTSYS) {
                 /* Wind back to before the syscall. */
-                env->sregs[SR_PC] -= 4;
+                env->pc -= 4;
             } else if (ret != -TARGET_QEMU_ESIGRETURN) {
                 env->regs[3] = ret;
             }
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUMBState *env)
              * not a userspace-usable register, as the kernel may clobber it
              * at any point.)
              */
-            env->regs[14] = env->sregs[SR_PC];
+            env->regs[14] = env->pc;
             break;
         case EXCP_HW_EXCP:
-            env->regs[17] = env->sregs[SR_PC] + 4;
+            env->regs[17] = env->pc + 4;
             if (env->iflags & D_FLAG) {
                 env->sregs[SR_ESR] |= 1 << 12;
-                env->sregs[SR_PC] -= 4;
+                env->pc -= 4;
                 /* FIXME: if branch was immed, replay the imm as well.  */
             }
 
@@ -165,5 +165,5 @@ void target_cpu_copy_regs(CPUArchState *env, struct target_pt_regs *regs)
     env->regs[29] = regs->r29;
     env->regs[30] = regs->r30;
     env->regs[31] = regs->r31;
-    env->sregs[SR_PC] = regs->pc;
+    env->pc = regs->pc;
 }
diff --git a/linux-user/microblaze/signal.c b/linux-user/microblaze/signal.c
index 80950c2181..b4eeef4673 100644
--- a/linux-user/microblaze/signal.c
+++ b/linux-user/microblaze/signal.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void setup_sigcontext(struct target_sigcontext *sc, CPUMBState *env)
     __put_user(env->regs[29], &sc->regs.r29);
     __put_user(env->regs[30], &sc->regs.r30);
     __put_user(env->regs[31], &sc->regs.r31);
-    __put_user(env->sregs[SR_PC], &sc->regs.pc);
+    __put_user(env->pc, &sc->regs.pc);
 }
 
 static void restore_sigcontext(struct target_sigcontext *sc, CPUMBState *env)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static void restore_sigcontext(struct target_sigcontext *sc, CPUMBState *env)
     __get_user(env->regs[29], &sc->regs.r29);
     __get_user(env->regs[30], &sc->regs.r30);
     __get_user(env->regs[31], &sc->regs.r31);
-    __get_user(env->sregs[SR_PC], &sc->regs.pc);
+    __get_user(env->pc, &sc->regs.pc);
 }
 
 static abi_ulong get_sigframe(struct target_sigaction *ka,
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void setup_frame(int sig, struct target_sigaction *ka,
     env->regs[7] = frame_addr += offsetof(typeof(*frame), uc);
 
     /* Offset of 4 to handle microblaze rtid r14, 0 */
-    env->sregs[SR_PC] = (unsigned long)ka->_sa_handler;
+    env->pc = (unsigned long)ka->_sa_handler;
 
     unlock_user_struct(frame, frame_addr, 1);
     return;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ long do_sigreturn(CPUMBState *env)
     restore_sigcontext(&frame->uc.tuc_mcontext, env);
     /* We got here through a sigreturn syscall, our path back is via an
        rtb insn so setup r14 for that.  */
-    env->regs[14] = env->sregs[SR_PC];
+    env->regs[14] = env->pc;
 
     unlock_user_struct(frame, frame_addr, 0);
     return -TARGET_QEMU_ESIGRETURN;
diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.c b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
index 51e5c85b10..bde9992535 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void mb_cpu_set_pc(CPUState *cs, vaddr value)
 {
     MicroBlazeCPU *cpu = MICROBLAZE_CPU(cs);
 
-    cpu->env.sregs[SR_PC] = value;
+    cpu->env.pc = value;
 }
 
 static bool mb_cpu_has_work(CPUState *cs)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static void mb_cpu_reset(DeviceState *dev)
     /* Disable stack protector.  */
     env->shr = ~0;
 
-    env->sregs[SR_PC] = cpu->cfg.base_vectors;
+    env->pc = cpu->cfg.base_vectors;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     /* start in user mode with interrupts enabled.  */
diff --git a/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c b/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
index e65ec051a5..9ea31f8d2f 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int mb_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
         val = env->regs[n];
         break;
     case GDB_PC:
-        val = env->sregs[SR_PC];
+        val = env->pc;
         break;
     case GDB_MSR:
         val = env->sregs[SR_MSR];
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int mb_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cs, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
         env->regs[n] = tmp;
         break;
     case GDB_PC:
-        env->sregs[SR_PC] = tmp;
+        env->pc = tmp;
         break;
     case GDB_MSR:
         env->sregs[SR_MSR] = tmp;
diff --git a/target/microblaze/helper.c b/target/microblaze/helper.c
index ab2ceeb055..5c392deea4 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/helper.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/helper.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void mb_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
 
     cs->exception_index = -1;
     env->res_addr = RES_ADDR_NONE;
-    env->regs[14] = env->sregs[SR_PC];
+    env->regs[14] = env->pc;
 }
 
 bool mb_cpu_tlb_fill(CPUState *cs, vaddr address, int size,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void mb_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
                 return;
             }
 
-            env->regs[17] = env->sregs[SR_PC] + 4;
+            env->regs[17] = env->pc + 4;
             env->sregs[SR_ESR] &= ~(1 << 12);
 
             /* Exception breaks branch + dslot sequence?  */
@@ -145,15 +145,15 @@ void mb_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
             qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT,
                           "hw exception at pc=%" PRIx64 " ear=%" PRIx64 " "
                           "esr=%" PRIx64 " iflags=%x\n",
-                          env->sregs[SR_PC], env->sregs[SR_EAR],
+                          env->pc, env->sregs[SR_EAR],
                           env->sregs[SR_ESR], env->iflags);
             log_cpu_state_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, cs, 0);
             env->iflags &= ~(IMM_FLAG | D_FLAG);
-            env->sregs[SR_PC] = cpu->cfg.base_vectors + 0x20;
+            env->pc = cpu->cfg.base_vectors + 0x20;
             break;
 
         case EXCP_MMU:
-            env->regs[17] = env->sregs[SR_PC];
+            env->regs[17] = env->pc;
 
             env->sregs[SR_ESR] &= ~(1 << 12);
             /* Exception breaks branch + dslot sequence?  */
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void mb_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
                     qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT,
                                   "bimm exception at pc=%" PRIx64 " "
                                   "iflags=%x\n",
-                                  env->sregs[SR_PC], env->iflags);
+                                  env->pc, env->iflags);
                     env->regs[17] -= 4;
                     log_cpu_state_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, cs, 0);
                 }
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ void mb_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
             qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT,
                           "exception at pc=%" PRIx64 " ear=%" PRIx64 " "
                           "iflags=%x\n",
-                          env->sregs[SR_PC], env->sregs[SR_EAR], env->iflags);
+                          env->pc, env->sregs[SR_EAR], env->iflags);
             log_cpu_state_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, cs, 0);
             env->iflags &= ~(IMM_FLAG | D_FLAG);
-            env->sregs[SR_PC] = cpu->cfg.base_vectors + 0x20;
+            env->pc = cpu->cfg.base_vectors + 0x20;
             break;
 
         case EXCP_IRQ:
@@ -209,14 +209,14 @@ void mb_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
             {
                 const char *sym;
 
-                sym = lookup_symbol(env->sregs[SR_PC]);
+                sym = lookup_symbol(env->pc);
                 if (sym
                     && (!strcmp("netif_rx", sym)
                         || !strcmp("process_backlog", sym))) {
 
                     qemu_log(
                          "interrupt at pc=%x msr=%x %x iflags=%x sym=%s\n",
-                         env->sregs[SR_PC], env->sregs[SR_MSR], t, env->iflags,
+                         env->pc, env->sregs[SR_MSR], t, env->iflags,
                          sym);
 
                     log_cpu_state(cs, 0);
@@ -226,14 +226,14 @@ void mb_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
             qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT,
                          "interrupt at pc=%" PRIx64 " msr=%" PRIx64 " %x "
                          "iflags=%x\n",
-                         env->sregs[SR_PC], env->sregs[SR_MSR], t, env->iflags);
+                         env->pc, env->sregs[SR_MSR], t, env->iflags);
 
             env->sregs[SR_MSR] &= ~(MSR_VMS | MSR_UMS | MSR_VM \
                                     | MSR_UM | MSR_IE);
             env->sregs[SR_MSR] |= t;
 
-            env->regs[14] = env->sregs[SR_PC];
-            env->sregs[SR_PC] = cpu->cfg.base_vectors + 0x10;
+            env->regs[14] = env->pc;
+            env->pc = cpu->cfg.base_vectors + 0x10;
             //log_cpu_state_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, cs, 0);
             break;
 
@@ -245,17 +245,17 @@ void mb_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
             qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT,
                         "break at pc=%" PRIx64 " msr=%" PRIx64 " %x "
                         "iflags=%x\n",
-                        env->sregs[SR_PC], env->sregs[SR_MSR], t, env->iflags);
+                        env->pc, env->sregs[SR_MSR], t, env->iflags);
             log_cpu_state_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, cs, 0);
             env->sregs[SR_MSR] &= ~(MSR_VMS | MSR_UMS | MSR_VM | MSR_UM);
             env->sregs[SR_MSR] |= t;
             env->sregs[SR_MSR] |= MSR_BIP;
             if (cs->exception_index == EXCP_HW_BREAK) {
-                env->regs[16] = env->sregs[SR_PC];
+                env->regs[16] = env->pc;
                 env->sregs[SR_MSR] |= MSR_BIP;
-                env->sregs[SR_PC] = cpu->cfg.base_vectors + 0x18;
+                env->pc = cpu->cfg.base_vectors + 0x18;
             } else
-                env->sregs[SR_PC] = env->btarget;
+                env->pc = env->btarget;
             break;
         default:
             cpu_abort(cs, "unhandled exception type=%d\n",
diff --git a/target/microblaze/mmu.c b/target/microblaze/mmu.c
index 6763421ba2..3f403b567b 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/mmu.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/mmu.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void mmu_write(CPUMBState *env, bool ext, uint32_t rn, uint32_t v)
                 if (i < 3 && !(v & TLB_VALID) && qemu_loglevel_mask(~0))
                     qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
                              "invalidating index %x at pc=%" PRIx64 "\n",
-                             i, env->sregs[SR_PC]);
+                             i, env->pc);
                 env->mmu.tids[i] = env->mmu.regs[MMU_R_PID] & 0xff;
                 mmu_flush_idx(env, i);
             }
diff --git a/target/microblaze/op_helper.c b/target/microblaze/op_helper.c
index f3b17a95b3..2deef32740 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/op_helper.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void helper_debug(CPUMBState *env)
 {
     int i;
 
-    qemu_log("PC=%" PRIx64 "\n", env->sregs[SR_PC]);
+    qemu_log("PC=%" PRIx64 "\n", env->pc);
     qemu_log("rmsr=%" PRIx64 " resr=%" PRIx64 " rear=%" PRIx64 " "
              "debug[%x] imm=%x iflags=%x\n",
              env->sregs[SR_MSR], env->sregs[SR_ESR], env->sregs[SR_EAR],
diff --git a/target/microblaze/translate.c b/target/microblaze/translate.c
index a96cb21d96..9f6815cc1f 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/translate.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/translate.c
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ void mb_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f, int flags)
     }
 
     qemu_fprintf(f, "IN: PC=%" PRIx64 " %s\n",
-                 env->sregs[SR_PC], lookup_symbol(env->sregs[SR_PC]));
+                 env->pc, lookup_symbol(env->pc));
     qemu_fprintf(f, "rmsr=%" PRIx64 " resr=%" PRIx64 " rear=%" PRIx64 " "
                  "debug=%x imm=%x iflags=%x fsr=%" PRIx64 " "
                  "rbtr=%" PRIx64 "\n",
@@ -1868,7 +1868,11 @@ void mb_tcg_init(void)
                           offsetof(CPUMBState, regs[i]),
                           regnames[i]);
     }
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cpu_SR); i++) {
+
+    cpu_SR[SR_PC] =
+        tcg_global_mem_new_i64(cpu_env, offsetof(CPUMBState, pc), "rpc");
+
+    for (i = 1; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cpu_SR); i++) {
         cpu_SR[i] = tcg_global_mem_new_i64(cpu_env,
                           offsetof(CPUMBState, sregs[i]),
                           special_regnames[i]);
@@ -1878,5 +1882,5 @@ void mb_tcg_init(void)
 void restore_state_to_opc(CPUMBState *env, TranslationBlock *tb,
                           target_ulong *data)
 {
-    env->sregs[SR_PC] = data[0];
+    env->pc = data[0];
 }
