diff --git a/target/ppc/gdbstub.c b/target/ppc/gdbstub.c
index 01459dd31d..c28319fb97 100644
--- a/target/ppc/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/ppc/gdbstub.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int ppc_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *buf, int n)
         gdb_get_regl(buf, env->gpr[n]);
     } else if (n < 64) {
         /* fprs */
-        gdb_get_float64(buf, *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n - 32));
+        gdb_get_reg64(buf, *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n - 32));
     } else {
         switch (n) {
         case 64:
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int ppc_cpu_gdb_read_register_apple(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *buf, int n)
         gdb_get_reg64(buf, env->gpr[n]);
     } else if (n < 64) {
         /* fprs */
-        gdb_get_float64(buf, *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n - 32));
+        gdb_get_reg64(buf, *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n - 32));
     } else if (n < 96) {
         /* Altivec */
         gdb_get_reg64(buf, n - 64);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int ppc_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cs, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
         env->gpr[n] = ldtul_p(mem_buf);
     } else if (n < 64) {
         /* fprs */
-        *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n - 32) = ldfq_p(mem_buf);
+        *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n - 32) = ldq_p(mem_buf);
     } else {
         switch (n) {
         case 64:
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int ppc_cpu_gdb_write_register_apple(CPUState *cs, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
         env->gpr[n] = ldq_p(mem_buf);
     } else if (n < 64) {
         /* fprs */
-        *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n - 32) = ldfq_p(mem_buf);
+        *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n - 32) = ldq_p(mem_buf);
     } else {
         switch (n) {
         case 64 + 32:
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate_init.c.inc b/target/ppc/translate_init.c.inc
index 3ec45cbc19..e7324e85cd 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate_init.c.inc
+++ b/target/ppc/translate_init.c.inc
@@ -9923,7 +9923,7 @@ static int gdb_get_float_reg(CPUPPCState *env, GByteArray *buf, int n)
 {
     uint8_t *mem_buf;
     if (n < 32) {
-        gdb_get_float64(buf, *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n));
+        gdb_get_reg64(buf, *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n));
         mem_buf = gdb_get_reg_ptr(buf, 8);
         ppc_maybe_bswap_register(env, mem_buf, 8);
         return 8;
@@ -9941,7 +9941,7 @@ static int gdb_set_float_reg(CPUPPCState *env, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
 {
     if (n < 32) {
         ppc_maybe_bswap_register(env, mem_buf, 8);
-        *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n) = ldfq_p(mem_buf);
+        *cpu_fpr_ptr(env, n) = ldq_p(mem_buf);
         return 8;
     }
     if (n == 32) {