diff --git a/target/ppc/excp_helper.c b/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
index 0712098cf7..92fe535815 100644
--- a/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void dump_syscall(CPUPPCState *env)
                   ppc_dump_gpr(env, 0), ppc_dump_gpr(env, 3),
                   ppc_dump_gpr(env, 4), ppc_dump_gpr(env, 5),
                   ppc_dump_gpr(env, 6), ppc_dump_gpr(env, 7),
-                  ppc_dump_gpr(env, 8), env->nip);
+                  ppc_dump_gpr(env, 8), env->nip - 4);
 }
 
 static void dump_hcall(CPUPPCState *env)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static void dump_hcall(CPUPPCState *env)
                   ppc_dump_gpr(env, 7), ppc_dump_gpr(env, 8),
                   ppc_dump_gpr(env, 9), ppc_dump_gpr(env, 10),
                   ppc_dump_gpr(env, 11), ppc_dump_gpr(env, 12),
-                  env->nip);
+                  env->nip - 4);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCG
@@ -516,12 +516,6 @@ static void powerpc_excp_40x(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_SYSCALL:   /* System call exception                    */
         dump_syscall(env);
-
-        /*
-         * We need to correct the NIP which in this case is supposed
-         * to point to the next instruction
-         */
-        env->nip += 4;
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_FIT:       /* Fixed-interval timer interrupt           */
         trace_ppc_excp_print("FIT");
@@ -632,12 +626,6 @@ static void powerpc_excp_6xx(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_SYSCALL:   /* System call exception                    */
         dump_syscall(env);
-
-        /*
-         * We need to correct the NIP which in this case is supposed
-         * to point to the next instruction
-         */
-        env->nip += 4;
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_FPU:       /* Floating-point unavailable exception     */
     case POWERPC_EXCP_DECR:      /* Decrementer exception                    */
@@ -780,13 +768,6 @@ static void powerpc_excp_7xx(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
         } else {
             dump_syscall(env);
         }
-
-        /*
-         * We need to correct the NIP which in this case is supposed
-         * to point to the next instruction
-         */
-        env->nip += 4;
-
         /*
          * The Virtual Open Firmware (VOF) relies on the 'sc 1'
          * instruction to communicate with QEMU. The pegasos2 machine
@@ -932,13 +913,6 @@ static void powerpc_excp_74xx(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
         } else {
             dump_syscall(env);
         }
-
-        /*
-         * We need to correct the NIP which in this case is supposed
-         * to point to the next instruction
-         */
-        env->nip += 4;
-
         /*
          * The Virtual Open Firmware (VOF) relies on the 'sc 1'
          * instruction to communicate with QEMU. The pegasos2 machine
@@ -1098,12 +1072,6 @@ static void powerpc_excp_booke(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_SYSCALL:   /* System call exception                    */
         dump_syscall(env);
-
-        /*
-         * We need to correct the NIP which in this case is supposed
-         * to point to the next instruction
-         */
-        env->nip += 4;
         break;
     case POWERPC_EXCP_FPU:       /* Floating-point unavailable exception     */
     case POWERPC_EXCP_APU:       /* Auxiliary processor unavailable          */
@@ -1428,13 +1396,6 @@ static void powerpc_excp_books(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
         } else {
             dump_syscall(env);
         }
-
-        /*
-         * We need to correct the NIP which in this case is supposed
-         * to point to the next instruction
-         */
-        env->nip += 4;
-
         /* "PAPR mode" built-in hypercall emulation */
         if (lev == 1 && books_vhyp_handles_hcall(cpu)) {
             PPCVirtualHypervisorClass *vhc =
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index 93ffec787c..e112c44a02 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -4472,22 +4472,19 @@ static void gen_hrfid(DisasContext *ctx)
 #endif
 
 /* sc */
-#if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-#define POWERPC_SYSCALL POWERPC_EXCP_SYSCALL_USER
-#else
-#define POWERPC_SYSCALL POWERPC_EXCP_SYSCALL
-#endif
 static void gen_sc(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
-    uint32_t lev;
-
     /*
      * LEV is a 7-bit field, but the top 6 bits are treated as a reserved
      * field (i.e., ignored). ISA v3.1 changes that to 5 bits, but that is
      * for Ultravisor which TCG does not support, so just ignore the top 6.
      */
-    lev = (ctx->opcode >> 5) & 0x1;
-    gen_exception_err(ctx, POWERPC_SYSCALL, lev);
+    uint32_t lev = (ctx->opcode >> 5) & 0x1;
+#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    gen_exception_err(ctx, POWERPC_EXCP_SYSCALL_USER, lev);
+#else
+    gen_exception_err_nip(ctx, POWERPC_EXCP_SYSCALL, lev, ctx->base.pc_next);
+#endif
 }
 
 #if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
