diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.h b/target/microblaze/cpu.h
index 36de61d9f9..c9035b410e 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.h
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.h
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ struct CPUMBState {
     uint32_t regs[32];
     uint64_t pc;
     uint64_t msr;
+    uint64_t ear;
     uint64_t sregs[14];
     float_status fp_status;
     /* Stack protectors. Yes, it's a hw feature.  */
diff --git a/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c b/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
index e4c4936a7a..e33a613efe 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int mb_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
         val = env->msr;
         break;
     case GDB_EAR:
-        val = env->sregs[SR_EAR];
+        val = env->ear;
         break;
     case GDB_ESR:
         val = env->sregs[SR_ESR];
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int mb_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cs, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
         env->msr = tmp;
         break;
     case GDB_EAR:
-        env->sregs[SR_EAR] = tmp;
+        env->ear = tmp;
         break;
     case GDB_ESR:
         env->sregs[SR_ESR] = tmp;
diff --git a/target/microblaze/helper.c b/target/microblaze/helper.c
index a18314540f..afe9634781 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/helper.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/helper.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ bool mb_cpu_tlb_fill(CPUState *cs, vaddr address, int size,
     qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_MMU, "mmu=%d miss v=%" VADDR_PRIx "\n",
                   mmu_idx, address);
 
-    env->sregs[SR_EAR] = address;
+    env->ear = address;
     switch (lu.err) {
     case ERR_PROT:
         env->sregs[SR_ESR] = access_type == MMU_INST_FETCH ? 17 : 16;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ 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->pc, env->sregs[SR_EAR],
+                          env->pc, env->ear,
                           env->sregs[SR_ESR], env->iflags);
             log_cpu_state_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, cs, 0);
             env->iflags &= ~(IMM_FLAG | D_FLAG);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void mb_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
             qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT,
                           "exception at pc=%" PRIx64 " ear=%" PRIx64 " "
                           "iflags=%x\n",
-                          env->pc, env->sregs[SR_EAR], env->iflags);
+                          env->pc, env->ear, env->iflags);
             log_cpu_state_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, cs, 0);
             env->iflags &= ~(IMM_FLAG | D_FLAG);
             env->pc = cpu->cfg.base_vectors + 0x20;
diff --git a/target/microblaze/op_helper.c b/target/microblaze/op_helper.c
index 3668382d36..5bacd29663 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/op_helper.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void helper_debug(CPUMBState *env)
     qemu_log("PC=%" PRIx64 "\n", env->pc);
     qemu_log("rmsr=%" PRIx64 " resr=%" PRIx64 " rear=%" PRIx64 " "
              "debug[%x] imm=%x iflags=%x\n",
-             env->msr, env->sregs[SR_ESR], env->sregs[SR_EAR],
+             env->msr, env->sregs[SR_ESR], env->ear,
              env->debug, env->imm, env->iflags);
     qemu_log("btaken=%d btarget=%" PRIx64 " mode=%s(saved=%s) eip=%d ie=%d\n",
              env->btaken, env->btarget,
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ void helper_memalign(CPUMBState *env, target_ulong addr,
                           "unaligned access addr=" TARGET_FMT_lx
                           " mask=%x, wr=%d dr=r%d\n",
                           addr, mask, wr, dr);
-            env->sregs[SR_EAR] = addr;
+            env->ear = addr;
             env->sregs[SR_ESR] = ESR_EC_UNALIGNED_DATA | (wr << 10) \
                                  | (dr & 31) << 5;
             if (mask == 3) {
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ void helper_stackprot(CPUMBState *env, target_ulong addr)
         qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "Stack protector violation at "
                       TARGET_FMT_lx " %x %x\n",
                       addr, env->slr, env->shr);
-        env->sregs[SR_EAR] = addr;
+        env->ear = addr;
         env->sregs[SR_ESR] = ESR_EC_STACKPROT;
         helper_raise_exception(env, EXCP_HW_EXCP);
     }
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ void mb_cpu_transaction_failed(CPUState *cs, hwaddr physaddr, vaddr addr,
         return;
     }
 
-    env->sregs[SR_EAR] = addr;
+    env->ear = addr;
     if (access_type == MMU_INST_FETCH) {
         if ((env->pvr.regs[2] & PVR2_IOPB_BUS_EXC_MASK)) {
             env->sregs[SR_ESR] = ESR_EC_INSN_BUS;
diff --git a/target/microblaze/translate.c b/target/microblaze/translate.c
index 9f2dcd82cd..62747b02f3 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/translate.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/translate.c
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ void mb_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f, int flags)
     qemu_fprintf(f, "rmsr=%" PRIx64 " resr=%" PRIx64 " rear=%" PRIx64 " "
                  "debug=%x imm=%x iflags=%x fsr=%" PRIx64 " "
                  "rbtr=%" PRIx64 "\n",
-                 env->msr, env->sregs[SR_ESR], env->sregs[SR_EAR],
+                 env->msr, env->sregs[SR_ESR], env->ear,
                  env->debug, env->imm, env->iflags, env->sregs[SR_FSR],
                  env->sregs[SR_BTR]);
     qemu_fprintf(f, "btaken=%d btarget=%" PRIx64 " mode=%s(saved=%s) "
@@ -1873,8 +1873,10 @@ void mb_tcg_init(void)
         tcg_global_mem_new_i64(cpu_env, offsetof(CPUMBState, pc), "rpc");
     cpu_SR[SR_MSR] =
         tcg_global_mem_new_i64(cpu_env, offsetof(CPUMBState, msr), "rmsr");
+    cpu_SR[SR_EAR] =
+        tcg_global_mem_new_i64(cpu_env, offsetof(CPUMBState, ear), "rear");
 
-    for (i = SR_MSR + 1; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cpu_SR); i++) {
+    for (i = SR_EAR + 1; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cpu_SR); i++) {
         cpu_SR[i] = tcg_global_mem_new_i64(cpu_env,
                           offsetof(CPUMBState, sregs[i]),
                           special_regnames[i]);
