diff --git a/target/arm/translate.h b/target/arm/translate.h
index 9ae76535ad..4575af6e1c 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.h
+++ b/target/arm/translate.h
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ MemOp pow2_align(unsigned i);
 void unallocated_encoding(DisasContext *s);
 void gen_exception_insn_el(DisasContext *s, uint64_t pc, int excp,
                            uint32_t syn, uint32_t target_el);
+void gen_exception_insn(DisasContext *s, uint64_t pc, int excp, uint32_t syn);
 
 /* Return state of Alternate Half-precision flag, caller frees result */
 static inline TCGv_i32 get_ahp_flag(void)
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-a64.c b/target/arm/translate-a64.c
index 14bc80dba0..0581118f56 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate-a64.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate-a64.c
@@ -1816,8 +1816,7 @@ static void gen_sysreg_undef(DisasContext *s, bool isread,
     } else {
         syndrome = syn_uncategorized();
     }
-    gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF, syndrome,
-                          default_exception_el(s));
+    gen_exception_insn(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF, syndrome);
 }
 
 /* MRS - move from system register
@@ -2069,8 +2068,8 @@ static void disas_exc(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
         switch (op2_ll) {
         case 1:                                                     /* SVC */
             gen_ss_advance(s);
-            gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->base.pc_next, EXCP_SWI,
-                                  syn_aa64_svc(imm16), default_exception_el(s));
+            gen_exception_insn(s, s->base.pc_next, EXCP_SWI,
+                               syn_aa64_svc(imm16));
             break;
         case 2:                                                     /* HVC */
             if (s->current_el == 0) {
@@ -14725,8 +14724,7 @@ static void aarch64_tr_translate_insn(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
          * Illegal execution state. This has priority over BTI
          * exceptions, but comes after instruction abort exceptions.
          */
-        gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF,
-                              syn_illegalstate(), default_exception_el(s));
+        gen_exception_insn(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF, syn_illegalstate());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -14757,9 +14755,8 @@ static void aarch64_tr_translate_insn(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
             if (s->btype != 0
                 && s->guarded_page
                 && !btype_destination_ok(insn, s->bt, s->btype)) {
-                gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF,
-                                      syn_btitrap(s->btype),
-                                      default_exception_el(s));
+                gen_exception_insn(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF,
+                                   syn_btitrap(s->btype));
                 return;
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-m-nocp.c b/target/arm/translate-m-nocp.c
index 636bfb1788..4029d7fdd4 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate-m-nocp.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate-m-nocp.c
@@ -765,8 +765,7 @@ static bool trans_NOCP(DisasContext *s, arg_nocp *a)
     }
 
     if (a->cp != 10) {
-        gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_NOCP,
-                              syn_uncategorized(), default_exception_el(s));
+        gen_exception_insn(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_NOCP, syn_uncategorized());
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-mve.c b/target/arm/translate-mve.c
index 5aec2a1555..0cf1b5ea4f 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate-mve.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate-mve.c
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ bool mve_eci_check(DisasContext *s)
         return true;
     default:
         /* Reserved value: INVSTATE UsageFault */
-        gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_INVSTATE, syn_uncategorized(),
-                              default_exception_el(s));
+        gen_exception_insn(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_INVSTATE, syn_uncategorized());
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/target/arm/translate.c b/target/arm/translate.c
index 44f462a3a3..c7d422b541 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,11 @@ void gen_exception_insn_el(DisasContext *s, uint64_t pc, int excp,
     gen_exception_insn_el_v(s, pc, excp, syn, tcg_constant_i32(target_el));
 }
 
+void gen_exception_insn(DisasContext *s, uint64_t pc, int excp, uint32_t syn)
+{
+    gen_exception_insn_el(s, pc, excp, syn, default_exception_el(s));
+}
+
 static void gen_exception_bkpt_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t syn)
 {
     gen_set_condexec(s);
@@ -1117,8 +1122,7 @@ static void gen_exception_bkpt_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t syn)
 void unallocated_encoding(DisasContext *s)
 {
     /* Unallocated and reserved encodings are uncategorized */
-    gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized(),
-                          default_exception_el(s));
+    gen_exception_insn(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized());
 }
 
 /* Force a TB lookup after an instruction that changes the CPU state.  */
@@ -2731,8 +2735,6 @@ static bool msr_banked_access_decode(DisasContext *s, int r, int sysm, int rn,
      * an exception and return false. Otherwise it will return true,
      * and set *tgtmode and *regno appropriately.
      */
-    int exc_target = default_exception_el(s);
-
     /* These instructions are present only in ARMv8, or in ARMv7 with the
      * Virtualization Extensions.
      */
@@ -2869,8 +2871,7 @@ static bool msr_banked_access_decode(DisasContext *s, int r, int sysm, int rn,
 
 undef:
     /* If we get here then some access check did not pass */
-    gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF,
-                          syn_uncategorized(), exc_target);
+    gen_exception_insn(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF, syn_uncategorized());
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -8583,8 +8584,7 @@ static bool trans_LE(DisasContext *s, arg_LE *a)
         tmp = load_cpu_field(v7m.ltpsize);
         tcg_gen_brcondi_i32(TCG_COND_EQ, tmp, 4, skipexc);
         tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp);
-        gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_INVSTATE, syn_uncategorized(),
-                              default_exception_el(s));
+        gen_exception_insn(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_INVSTATE, syn_uncategorized());
         gen_set_label(skipexc);
     }
 
@@ -9054,8 +9054,7 @@ static void disas_arm_insn(DisasContext *s, unsigned int insn)
      * UsageFault exception.
      */
     if (arm_dc_feature(s, ARM_FEATURE_M)) {
-        gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_INVSTATE, syn_uncategorized(),
-                              default_exception_el(s));
+        gen_exception_insn(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_INVSTATE, syn_uncategorized());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -9064,8 +9063,7 @@ static void disas_arm_insn(DisasContext *s, unsigned int insn)
          * Illegal execution state. This has priority over BTI
          * exceptions, but comes after instruction abort exceptions.
          */
-        gen_exception_insn_el(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF,
-                              syn_illegalstate(), default_exception_el(s));
+        gen_exception_insn(s, s->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF, syn_illegalstate());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -9634,8 +9632,7 @@ static void thumb_tr_translate_insn(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
          * Illegal execution state. This has priority over BTI
          * exceptions, but comes after instruction abort exceptions.
          */
-        gen_exception_insn_el(dc, dc->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF,
-                              syn_illegalstate(), default_exception_el(dc));
+        gen_exception_insn(dc, dc->pc_curr, EXCP_UDEF, syn_illegalstate());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -9708,8 +9705,8 @@ static void thumb_tr_translate_insn(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
          */
         tcg_remove_ops_after(dc->insn_eci_rewind);
         dc->condjmp = 0;
-        gen_exception_insn_el(dc, dc->pc_curr, EXCP_INVSTATE, syn_uncategorized(),
-                              default_exception_el(dc));
+        gen_exception_insn(dc, dc->pc_curr, EXCP_INVSTATE,
+                           syn_uncategorized());
     }
 
     arm_post_translate_insn(dc);
