diff --git a/target-ppc/helper.h b/target-ppc/helper.h
index 5056ac209572..c532b44847e4 100644
--- a/target-ppc/helper.h
+++ b/target-ppc/helper.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ DEF_HELPER_1(rfmci, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_2(pminsn, void, env, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_1(rfid, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_1(hrfid, void, env)
+DEF_HELPER_2(store_lpcr, void, env, tl)
 #endif
 DEF_HELPER_1(check_tlb_flush, void, env)
 #endif
diff --git a/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.c b/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.c
index 5b7b5e9eb10c..6d6f26c92957 100644
--- a/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.c
+++ b/target-ppc/mmu-hash64.c
@@ -851,3 +851,60 @@ void ppc_hash64_tlb_flush_hpte(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
      */
     tlb_flush(CPU(cpu), 1);
 }
+
+void helper_store_lpcr(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
+{
+    uint64_t lpcr = 0;
+
+    /* Filter out bits */
+    switch (env->mmu_model) {
+    case POWERPC_MMU_64B: /* 970 */
+        if (val & 0x40) {
+            lpcr |= LPCR_LPES0;
+        }
+        if (val & 0x8000000000000000ull) {
+            lpcr |= LPCR_LPES1;
+        }
+        if (val & 0x20) {
+            lpcr |= (0x4ull << LPCR_RMLS_SHIFT);
+        }
+        if (val & 0x4000000000000000ull) {
+            lpcr |= (0x2ull << LPCR_RMLS_SHIFT);
+        }
+        if (val & 0x2000000000000000ull) {
+            lpcr |= (0x1ull << LPCR_RMLS_SHIFT);
+        }
+        env->spr[SPR_RMOR] = ((lpcr >> 41) & 0xffffull) << 26;
+
+        /* XXX We could also write LPID from HID4 here
+         * but since we don't tag any translation on it
+         * it doesn't actually matter
+         */
+        /* XXX For proper emulation of 970 we also need
+         * to dig HRMOR out of HID5
+         */
+        break;
+    case POWERPC_MMU_2_03: /* P5p */
+        lpcr = val & (LPCR_RMLS | LPCR_ILE |
+                      LPCR_LPES0 | LPCR_LPES1 |
+                      LPCR_RMI | LPCR_HDICE);
+        break;
+    case POWERPC_MMU_2_06: /* P7 */
+        lpcr = val & (LPCR_VPM0 | LPCR_VPM1 | LPCR_ISL | LPCR_DPFD |
+                      LPCR_VRMASD | LPCR_RMLS | LPCR_ILE |
+                      LPCR_P7_PECE0 | LPCR_P7_PECE1 | LPCR_P7_PECE2 |
+                      LPCR_MER | LPCR_TC |
+                      LPCR_LPES0 | LPCR_LPES1 | LPCR_HDICE);
+        break;
+    case POWERPC_MMU_2_07: /* P8 */
+        lpcr = val & (LPCR_VPM0 | LPCR_VPM1 | LPCR_ISL | LPCR_KBV |
+                      LPCR_DPFD | LPCR_VRMASD | LPCR_RMLS | LPCR_ILE |
+                      LPCR_AIL | LPCR_ONL | LPCR_P8_PECE0 | LPCR_P8_PECE1 |
+                      LPCR_P8_PECE2 | LPCR_P8_PECE3 | LPCR_P8_PECE4 |
+                      LPCR_MER | LPCR_TC | LPCR_LPES0 | LPCR_HDICE);
+        break;
+    default:
+        ;
+    }
+    env->spr[SPR_LPCR] = lpcr;
+}
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index d32845526e6b..af7a790f449f 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -7525,16 +7525,6 @@ static void gen_spr_970_hior(CPUPPCState *env)
                  0x00000000);
 }
 
-static void gen_spr_970_lpar(CPUPPCState *env)
-{
-    /* Logical partitionning */
-    /* PPC970: HID4 is effectively the LPCR */
-    spr_register(env, SPR_970_HID4, "HID4",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
-                 0x00000000);
-}
-
 static void gen_spr_book3s_common(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     spr_register(env, SPR_CTRL, "SPR_CTRL",
@@ -7787,15 +7777,6 @@ static void gen_spr_power5p_ear(CPUPPCState *env)
                  0x00000000);
 }
 
-static void gen_spr_power5p_lpar(CPUPPCState *env)
-{
-    /* Logical partitionning */
-    spr_register_kvm(env, SPR_LPCR, "LPCR",
-                     SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                     &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
-                     KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR, LPCR_LPES0 | LPCR_LPES1);
-}
-
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 static void spr_write_hmer(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
 {
@@ -7807,7 +7788,44 @@ static void spr_write_hmer(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
     spr_store_dump_spr(sprn);
     tcg_temp_free(hmer);
 }
+
+static void spr_write_lpcr(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
+{
+    gen_helper_store_lpcr(cpu_env, cpu_gpr[gprn]);
+}
+
+static void spr_write_970_hid4(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
+{
+#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
+    spr_write_generic(ctx, sprn, gprn);
+    gen_helper_store_lpcr(cpu_env, cpu_gpr[gprn]);
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif /* !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) */
+
+static void gen_spr_970_lpar(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
+    /* Logical partitionning */
+    /* PPC970: HID4 is effectively the LPCR */
+    spr_register(env, SPR_970_HID4, "HID4",
+                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                 &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_970_hid4,
+                 0x00000000);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void gen_spr_power5p_lpar(CPUPPCState *env)
+{
+#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
+    /* Logical partitionning */
+    spr_register_kvm(env, SPR_LPCR, "LPCR",
+                     SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                     &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_lpcr,
+                     KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR, LPCR_LPES0 | LPCR_LPES1);
 #endif
+}
 
 static void gen_spr_book3s_ids(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
