diff --git a/tcg/ppc/tcg-target.c.inc b/tcg/ppc/tcg-target.c.inc
index 6496f76e41..c31da4da9d 100644
--- a/tcg/ppc/tcg-target.c.inc
+++ b/tcg/ppc/tcg-target.c.inc
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 #define TCG_VEC_TMP2    TCG_REG_V1
 
 #define TCG_REG_TB     TCG_REG_R31
-#define USE_REG_TB     (TCG_TARGET_REG_BITS == 64)
+#define USE_REG_TB     (TCG_TARGET_REG_BITS == 64 && !have_isa_3_00)
 
 /* Shorthand for size of a pointer.  Avoid promotion to unsigned.  */
 #define SZP  ((int)sizeof(void *))