diff --git a/tcg/ppc/tcg-target.c b/tcg/ppc/tcg-target.c
index dc40716..4efbefa 100644
--- a/tcg/ppc/tcg-target.c
+++ b/tcg/ppc/tcg-target.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ static void tcg_out_call (TCGContext *s, tcg_target_long arg, int const_arg)
 #include "../../softmmu_defs.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCG_PASS_AREG0
-#error CONFIG_TCG_PASS_AREG0 is not supported
+/* #error CONFIG_TCG_PASS_AREG0 is not supported */
 /* helper signature: helper_ld_mmu(CPUState *env, target_ulong addr,
    int mmu_idx) */
 static const void * const qemu_ld_helpers[4] = {
@@ -614,6 +614,17 @@ static void tcg_out_qemu_ld (TCGContext *s, const TCGArg *args, int opc)
 #endif
 
     /* slow path */
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCG_PASS_AREG0
+    tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 3, TCG_AREG0);
+#if TARGET_LONG_BITS == 32
+    tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 4, addr_reg);
+    tcg_out_movi (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 5, mem_index);
+#else
+    tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 5, addr_reg2);
+    tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 6, addr_reg);
+    tcg_out_movi (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 7, mem_index);
+#endif
+#else
 #if TARGET_LONG_BITS == 32
     tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 3, addr_reg);
     tcg_out_movi (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 4, mem_index);
@@ -622,6 +633,7 @@ static void tcg_out_qemu_ld (TCGContext *s, const TCGArg *args, int opc)
     tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 4, addr_reg);
     tcg_out_movi (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 5, mem_index);
 #endif
+#endif
 
     tcg_out_call (s, (tcg_target_long) qemu_ld_helpers[s_bits], 1);
     switch (opc) {
@@ -810,6 +822,17 @@ static void tcg_out_qemu_st (TCGContext *s, const TCGArg *args, int opc)
 #endif
 
     /* slow path */
+#ifdef CONFIG_TCG_PASS_AREG0
+    tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 3, TCG_AREG0);
+#if TARGET_LONG_BITS == 32
+    tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 4, addr_reg);
+    ir = 5;
+#else
+    tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 5, addr_reg2);
+    tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 6, addr_reg);
+    ir = 7;
+#endif
+#else
 #if TARGET_LONG_BITS == 32
     tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, 3, addr_reg);
     ir = 4;
@@ -822,6 +845,7 @@ static void tcg_out_qemu_st (TCGContext *s, const TCGArg *args, int opc)
     ir = 4;
 #endif
 #endif
+#endif
 
     switch (opc) {
     case 0:
@@ -844,7 +868,7 @@ static void tcg_out_qemu_st (TCGContext *s, const TCGArg *args, int opc)
         tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, ir, data_reg);
         break;
     case 3:
-#ifdef TCG_TARGET_CALL_ALIGN_ARGS
+#if defined TCG_TARGET_CALL_ALIGN_ARGS && !defined CONFIG_TCG_PASS_AREG0
         ir = 5;
 #endif
         tcg_out_mov (s, TCG_TYPE_I32, ir++, data_reg2);