diff --git a/target-ppc/translate.c b/target-ppc/translate.c
index b6894751e8..1f401b7e19 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate.c
@@ -3499,7 +3499,7 @@ static void gen_sync(DisasContext *ctx)
 /* wait */
 static void gen_wait(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
-    TCGv_i32 t0 = tcg_temp_new_i32();
+    TCGv_i32 t0 = tcg_const_i32(1);
     tcg_gen_st_i32(t0, cpu_env,
                    -offsetof(PowerPCCPU, env) + offsetof(CPUState, halted));
     tcg_temp_free_i32(t0);