diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index 5cd9d88555..9ed2dbb7bd 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #define PPC_ELF_MACHINE     EM_PPC
 #endif
 
+#define PPC_BIT_NR(bit)         (63 - (bit))
 #define PPC_BIT(bit)            (0x8000000000000000ULL >> (bit))
 #define PPC_BIT32(bit)          (0x80000000 >> (bit))
 #define PPC_BIT8(bit)           (0x80 >> (bit))
@@ -310,49 +311,49 @@ typedef enum {
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Machine state register bits definition                                    */
-#define MSR_SF   63 /* Sixty-four-bit mode                            hflags */
-#define MSR_TAG  62 /* Tag-active mode (POWERx ?)                            */
-#define MSR_ISF  61 /* Sixty-four-bit interrupt mode on 630                  */
-#define MSR_HV   60 /* hypervisor state                               hflags */
-#define MSR_TS0  34 /* Transactional state, 2 bits (Book3s)                  */
-#define MSR_TS1  33
-#define MSR_TM   32 /* Transactional Memory Available (Book3s)               */
-#define MSR_CM   31 /* Computation mode for BookE                     hflags */
-#define MSR_ICM  30 /* Interrupt computation mode for BookE                  */
-#define MSR_GS   28 /* guest state for BookE                                 */
-#define MSR_UCLE 26 /* User-mode cache lock enable for BookE                 */
-#define MSR_VR   25 /* altivec available                            x hflags */
-#define MSR_SPE  25 /* SPE enable for BookE                         x hflags */
-#define MSR_VSX  23 /* Vector Scalar Extension (ISA 2.06 and later) x hflags */
-#define MSR_S    22 /* Secure state                                          */
-#define MSR_KEY  19 /* key bit on 603e                                       */
-#define MSR_POW  18 /* Power management                                      */
-#define MSR_WE   18 /* Wait State Enable on 405                              */
-#define MSR_TGPR 17 /* TGPR usage on 602/603                        x        */
-#define MSR_CE   17 /* Critical interrupt enable on embedded PowerPC x       */
-#define MSR_ILE  16 /* Interrupt little-endian mode                          */
-#define MSR_EE   15 /* External interrupt enable                             */
-#define MSR_PR   14 /* Problem state                                  hflags */
-#define MSR_FP   13 /* Floating point available                       hflags */
-#define MSR_ME   12 /* Machine check interrupt enable                        */
-#define MSR_FE0  11 /* Floating point exception mode 0                       */
-#define MSR_SE   10 /* Single-step trace enable                     x hflags */
-#define MSR_DWE  10 /* Debug wait enable on 405                     x        */
-#define MSR_UBLE 10 /* User BTB lock enable on e500                 x        */
-#define MSR_BE   9  /* Branch trace enable                          x hflags */
-#define MSR_DE   9  /* Debug interrupts enable on embedded PowerPC  x        */
-#define MSR_FE1  8  /* Floating point exception mode 1                       */
-#define MSR_AL   7  /* AL bit on POWER                                       */
-#define MSR_EP   6  /* Exception prefix on 601                               */
-#define MSR_IR   5  /* Instruction relocate                                  */
-#define MSR_DR   4  /* Data relocate                                         */
-#define MSR_IS   5  /* Instruction address space (BookE)                     */
-#define MSR_DS   4  /* Data address space (BookE)                            */
-#define MSR_PE   3  /* Protection enable on 403                              */
-#define MSR_PX   2  /* Protection exclusive on 403                  x        */
-#define MSR_PMM  2  /* Performance monitor mark on POWER            x        */
-#define MSR_RI   1  /* Recoverable interrupt                        1        */
-#define MSR_LE   0  /* Little-endian mode                           1 hflags */
+#define MSR_SF   PPC_BIT_NR(0)  /* Sixty-four-bit mode                hflags */
+#define MSR_TAG  PPC_BIT_NR(1)  /* Tag-active mode (POWERx ?)                */
+#define MSR_ISF  PPC_BIT_NR(2)  /* Sixty-four-bit interrupt mode on 630      */
+#define MSR_HV   PPC_BIT_NR(3)  /* hypervisor state                   hflags */
+#define MSR_TS0  PPC_BIT_NR(29) /* Transactional state, 2 bits (Book3s)      */
+#define MSR_TS1  PPC_BIT_NR(30)
+#define MSR_TM   PPC_BIT_NR(31) /* Transactional Memory Available (Book3s)   */
+#define MSR_CM   PPC_BIT_NR(32) /* Computation mode for BookE         hflags */
+#define MSR_ICM  PPC_BIT_NR(33) /* Interrupt computation mode for BookE      */
+#define MSR_GS   PPC_BIT_NR(35) /* guest state for BookE                     */
+#define MSR_UCLE PPC_BIT_NR(37) /* User-mode cache lock enable for BookE     */
+#define MSR_VR   PPC_BIT_NR(38) /* altivec available                x hflags */
+#define MSR_SPE  PPC_BIT_NR(38) /* SPE enable for BookE             x hflags */
+#define MSR_VSX  PPC_BIT_NR(40) /* Vector Scalar Extension (>= 2.06)x hflags */
+#define MSR_S    PPC_BIT_NR(41) /* Secure state                              */
+#define MSR_KEY  PPC_BIT_NR(44) /* key bit on 603e                           */
+#define MSR_POW  PPC_BIT_NR(45) /* Power management                          */
+#define MSR_WE   PPC_BIT_NR(45) /* Wait State Enable on 405                  */
+#define MSR_TGPR PPC_BIT_NR(46) /* TGPR usage on 602/603            x        */
+#define MSR_CE   PPC_BIT_NR(46) /* Critical int. enable on embedded PPC x    */
+#define MSR_ILE  PPC_BIT_NR(47) /* Interrupt little-endian mode              */
+#define MSR_EE   PPC_BIT_NR(48) /* External interrupt enable                 */
+#define MSR_PR   PPC_BIT_NR(49) /* Problem state                      hflags */
+#define MSR_FP   PPC_BIT_NR(50) /* Floating point available           hflags */
+#define MSR_ME   PPC_BIT_NR(51) /* Machine check interrupt enable            */
+#define MSR_FE0  PPC_BIT_NR(52) /* Floating point exception mode 0           */
+#define MSR_SE   PPC_BIT_NR(53) /* Single-step trace enable         x hflags */
+#define MSR_DWE  PPC_BIT_NR(53) /* Debug wait enable on 405         x        */
+#define MSR_UBLE PPC_BIT_NR(53) /* User BTB lock enable on e500     x        */
+#define MSR_BE   PPC_BIT_NR(54) /* Branch trace enable              x hflags */
+#define MSR_DE   PPC_BIT_NR(54) /* Debug int. enable on embedded PPC   x     */
+#define MSR_FE1  PPC_BIT_NR(55) /* Floating point exception mode 1           */
+#define MSR_AL   PPC_BIT_NR(56) /* AL bit on POWER                           */
+#define MSR_EP   PPC_BIT_NR(57) /* Exception prefix on 601                   */
+#define MSR_IR   PPC_BIT_NR(58) /* Instruction relocate                      */
+#define MSR_IS   PPC_BIT_NR(58) /* Instruction address space (BookE)         */
+#define MSR_DR   PPC_BIT_NR(59) /* Data relocate                             */
+#define MSR_DS   PPC_BIT_NR(59) /* Data address space (BookE)                */
+#define MSR_PE   PPC_BIT_NR(60) /* Protection enable on 403                  */
+#define MSR_PX   PPC_BIT_NR(61) /* Protection exclusive on 403        x      */
+#define MSR_PMM  PPC_BIT_NR(61) /* Performance monitor mark on POWER  x      */
+#define MSR_RI   PPC_BIT_NR(62) /* Recoverable interrupt            1        */
+#define MSR_LE   PPC_BIT_NR(63) /* Little-endian mode               1 hflags */
 
 FIELD(MSR, SF, MSR_SF, 1)
 FIELD(MSR, TAG, MSR_TAG, 1)
