diff --git a/target/ppc/mmu_common.c b/target/ppc/mmu_common.c
index 2618cdec6a..371ec24485 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mmu_common.c
+++ b/target/ppc/mmu_common.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ static int ppc6xx_tlb_pte_check(mmu_ctx_t *ctx, target_ulong pte0,
                                 target_ulong pte1, int h,
                                 MMUAccessType access_type)
 {
-    target_ulong ptem;
     int ret, pteh, ptev, pp;
 
     ret = -1;
@@ -107,9 +106,8 @@ static int ppc6xx_tlb_pte_check(mmu_ctx_t *ctx, target_ulong pte0,
     pteh = (pte0 >> 6) & 1;
     if (ptev && h == pteh) {
         /* Check vsid & api */
-        ptem = pte0 & PTE_PTEM_MASK;
         pp = pte1 & 0x00000003;
-        if (ptem == ctx->ptem) {
+        if ((pte0 & PTE_PTEM_MASK) == ctx->ptem) {
             if (ctx->raddr != (hwaddr)-1ULL) {
                 /* all matches should have equal RPN, WIMG & PP */
                 if ((ctx->raddr & PTE_CHECK_MASK) != (pte1 & PTE_CHECK_MASK)) {