diff --git a/target/mips/fpu_helper.c b/target/mips/fpu_helper.c
index dbb8ca5692..7a3a61cab3 100644
--- a/target/mips/fpu_helper.c
+++ b/target/mips/fpu_helper.c
@@ -189,43 +189,48 @@ void helper_ctc1(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong arg1, uint32_t fs, uint32_t rt)
     }
 }
 
-int ieee_ex_to_mips(int xcpt)
+static inline int ieee_to_mips_xcpt(int ieee_xcpt)
 {
-    int ret = 0;
-    if (xcpt) {
-        if (xcpt & float_flag_invalid) {
-            ret |= FP_INVALID;
-        }
-        if (xcpt & float_flag_overflow) {
-            ret |= FP_OVERFLOW;
-        }
-        if (xcpt & float_flag_underflow) {
-            ret |= FP_UNDERFLOW;
-        }
-        if (xcpt & float_flag_divbyzero) {
-            ret |= FP_DIV0;
-        }
-        if (xcpt & float_flag_inexact) {
-            ret |= FP_INEXACT;
-        }
+    int mips_xcpt = 0;
+
+    if (ieee_xcpt & float_flag_invalid) {
+        mips_xcpt |= FP_INVALID;
     }
-    return ret;
+    if (ieee_xcpt & float_flag_overflow) {
+        mips_xcpt |= FP_OVERFLOW;
+    }
+    if (ieee_xcpt & float_flag_underflow) {
+        mips_xcpt |= FP_UNDERFLOW;
+    }
+    if (ieee_xcpt & float_flag_divbyzero) {
+        mips_xcpt |= FP_DIV0;
+    }
+    if (ieee_xcpt & float_flag_inexact) {
+        mips_xcpt |= FP_INEXACT;
+    }
+
+    return mips_xcpt;
 }
 
 static inline void update_fcr31(CPUMIPSState *env, uintptr_t pc)
 {
-    int tmp = ieee_ex_to_mips(get_float_exception_flags(
-                                  &env->active_fpu.fp_status));
+    int ieee_exception_flags = get_float_exception_flags(
+                                   &env->active_fpu.fp_status);
+    int mips_exception_flags = 0;
 
-    SET_FP_CAUSE(env->active_fpu.fcr31, tmp);
+    if (ieee_exception_flags) {
+        mips_exception_flags = ieee_to_mips_xcpt(ieee_exception_flags);
+    }
 
-    if (tmp) {
+    SET_FP_CAUSE(env->active_fpu.fcr31, mips_exception_flags);
+
+    if (mips_exception_flags)  {
         set_float_exception_flags(0, &env->active_fpu.fp_status);
 
-        if (GET_FP_ENABLE(env->active_fpu.fcr31) & tmp) {
+        if (GET_FP_ENABLE(env->active_fpu.fcr31) & mips_exception_flags) {
             do_raise_exception(env, EXCP_FPE, pc);
         } else {
-            UPDATE_FP_FLAGS(env->active_fpu.fcr31, tmp);
+            UPDATE_FP_FLAGS(env->active_fpu.fcr31, mips_exception_flags);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/target/mips/internal.h b/target/mips/internal.h
index 1bf274b3ef..684356e309 100644
--- a/target/mips/internal.h
+++ b/target/mips/internal.h
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ uint32_t float_class_s(uint32_t arg, float_status *fst);
 uint64_t float_class_d(uint64_t arg, float_status *fst);
 
 extern unsigned int ieee_rm[];
-int ieee_ex_to_mips(int xcpt);
 void update_pagemask(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong arg1, int32_t *pagemask);
 
 static inline void restore_rounding_mode(CPUMIPSState *env)
diff --git a/target/mips/msa_helper.c b/target/mips/msa_helper.c
index 3c7012c0b8..c3b271934a 100644
--- a/target/mips/msa_helper.c
+++ b/target/mips/msa_helper.c
@@ -5419,54 +5419,81 @@ static inline void check_msacsr_cause(CPUMIPSState *env, uintptr_t retaddr)
 #define CLEAR_IS_INEXACT   2
 #define RECIPROCAL_INEXACT 4
 
+
+static inline int ieee_to_mips_xcpt_msa(int ieee_xcpt)
+{
+    int mips_xcpt = 0;
+
+    if (ieee_xcpt & float_flag_invalid) {
+        mips_xcpt |= FP_INVALID;
+    }
+    if (ieee_xcpt & float_flag_overflow) {
+        mips_xcpt |= FP_OVERFLOW;
+    }
+    if (ieee_xcpt & float_flag_underflow) {
+        mips_xcpt |= FP_UNDERFLOW;
+    }
+    if (ieee_xcpt & float_flag_divbyzero) {
+        mips_xcpt |= FP_DIV0;
+    }
+    if (ieee_xcpt & float_flag_inexact) {
+        mips_xcpt |= FP_INEXACT;
+    }
+
+    return mips_xcpt;
+}
+
 static inline int update_msacsr(CPUMIPSState *env, int action, int denormal)
 {
-    int ieee_ex;
-
-    int c;
+    int ieee_exception_flags;
+    int mips_exception_flags = 0;
     int cause;
     int enable;
 
-    ieee_ex = get_float_exception_flags(&env->active_tc.msa_fp_status);
+    ieee_exception_flags = get_float_exception_flags(
+                               &env->active_tc.msa_fp_status);
 
     /* QEMU softfloat does not signal all underflow cases */
     if (denormal) {
-        ieee_ex |= float_flag_underflow;
+        ieee_exception_flags |= float_flag_underflow;
+    }
+    if (ieee_exception_flags) {
+        mips_exception_flags = ieee_to_mips_xcpt_msa(ieee_exception_flags);
     }
-
-    c = ieee_ex_to_mips(ieee_ex);
     enable = GET_FP_ENABLE(env->active_tc.msacsr) | FP_UNIMPLEMENTED;
 
     /* Set Inexact (I) when flushing inputs to zero */
-    if ((ieee_ex & float_flag_input_denormal) &&
+    if ((ieee_exception_flags & float_flag_input_denormal) &&
             (env->active_tc.msacsr & MSACSR_FS_MASK) != 0) {
         if (action & CLEAR_IS_INEXACT) {
-            c &= ~FP_INEXACT;
+            mips_exception_flags &= ~FP_INEXACT;
         } else {
-            c |=  FP_INEXACT;
+            mips_exception_flags |= FP_INEXACT;
         }
     }
 
     /* Set Inexact (I) and Underflow (U) when flushing outputs to zero */
-    if ((ieee_ex & float_flag_output_denormal) &&
+    if ((ieee_exception_flags & float_flag_output_denormal) &&
             (env->active_tc.msacsr & MSACSR_FS_MASK) != 0) {
-        c |= FP_INEXACT;
+        mips_exception_flags |= FP_INEXACT;
         if (action & CLEAR_FS_UNDERFLOW) {
-            c &= ~FP_UNDERFLOW;
+            mips_exception_flags &= ~FP_UNDERFLOW;
         } else {
-            c |=  FP_UNDERFLOW;
+            mips_exception_flags |= FP_UNDERFLOW;
         }
     }
 
     /* Set Inexact (I) when Overflow (O) is not enabled */
-    if ((c & FP_OVERFLOW) != 0 && (enable & FP_OVERFLOW) == 0) {
-        c |= FP_INEXACT;
+    if ((mips_exception_flags & FP_OVERFLOW) != 0 &&
+           (enable & FP_OVERFLOW) == 0) {
+        mips_exception_flags |= FP_INEXACT;
     }
 
     /* Clear Exact Underflow when Underflow (U) is not enabled */
-    if ((c & FP_UNDERFLOW) != 0 && (enable & FP_UNDERFLOW) == 0 &&
-            (c & FP_INEXACT) == 0) {
-        c &= ~FP_UNDERFLOW;
+    if ((mips_exception_flags & FP_UNDERFLOW) != 0 &&
+           (enable & FP_UNDERFLOW) == 0 &&
+           (mips_exception_flags & FP_INEXACT) == 0) {
+        mips_exception_flags &= ~FP_UNDERFLOW;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -5474,11 +5501,11 @@ static inline int update_msacsr(CPUMIPSState *env, int action, int denormal)
      * divide by zero
      */
     if ((action & RECIPROCAL_INEXACT) &&
-            (c & (FP_INVALID | FP_DIV0)) == 0) {
-        c = FP_INEXACT;
+            (mips_exception_flags & (FP_INVALID | FP_DIV0)) == 0) {
+        mips_exception_flags = FP_INEXACT;
     }
 
-    cause = c & enable;    /* all current enabled exceptions */
+    cause = mips_exception_flags & enable; /* all current enabled exceptions */
 
     if (cause == 0) {
         /*
@@ -5486,7 +5513,7 @@ static inline int update_msacsr(CPUMIPSState *env, int action, int denormal)
          * with all current exceptions
          */
         SET_FP_CAUSE(env->active_tc.msacsr,
-                (GET_FP_CAUSE(env->active_tc.msacsr) | c));
+            (GET_FP_CAUSE(env->active_tc.msacsr) | mips_exception_flags));
     } else {
         /* Current exceptions are enabled */
         if ((env->active_tc.msacsr & MSACSR_NX_MASK) == 0) {
@@ -5495,11 +5522,11 @@ static inline int update_msacsr(CPUMIPSState *env, int action, int denormal)
              * with all enabled exceptions
              */
             SET_FP_CAUSE(env->active_tc.msacsr,
-                    (GET_FP_CAUSE(env->active_tc.msacsr) | c));
+                (GET_FP_CAUSE(env->active_tc.msacsr) | mips_exception_flags));
         }
     }
 
-    return c;
+    return mips_exception_flags;
 }
 
 static inline int get_enabled_exceptions(const CPUMIPSState *env, int c)