diff --git a/target/ppc/helper.h b/target/ppc/helper.h
index d318837ea5..bdbbd5e1d9 100644
--- a/target/ppc/helper.h
+++ b/target/ppc/helper.h
@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(load_40x_pit, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, tl, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(store_40x_pit, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(store_40x_tcr, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(store_40x_tsr, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, tl)
+DEF_HELPER_2(store_40x_pid, void, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_2(store_40x_dbcr0, void, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_2(store_40x_sler, void, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(store_booke_tcr, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, tl)
diff --git a/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c b/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c
index 59df6952ae..a2a52a12c3 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/mmu_helper.c
@@ -664,6 +664,14 @@ static inline int booke_page_size_to_tlb(target_ulong page_size)
 #define PPC4XX_TLBLO_ATTR_MASK      0x000000FF
 #define PPC4XX_TLBLO_RPN_MASK       0xFFFFFC00
 
+void helper_store_40x_pid(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val)
+{
+    if (env->spr[SPR_40x_PID] != val) {
+        env->spr[SPR_40x_PID] = val;
+        env->tlb_need_flush |= TLB_NEED_LOCAL_FLUSH;
+    }
+}
+
 target_ulong helper_4xx_tlbre_hi(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong entry)
 {
     ppcemb_tlb_t *tlb;
@@ -681,7 +689,7 @@ target_ulong helper_4xx_tlbre_hi(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong entry)
         size = PPC4XX_TLBHI_SIZE_DEFAULT;
     }
     ret |= size << PPC4XX_TLBHI_SIZE_SHIFT;
-    env->spr[SPR_40x_PID] = tlb->PID;
+    helper_store_40x_pid(env, tlb->PID);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -794,6 +802,8 @@ void helper_4xx_tlbwe_lo(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong entry,
                   tlb->prot & PAGE_WRITE ? 'w' : '-',
                   tlb->prot & PAGE_EXEC ? 'x' : '-',
                   tlb->prot & PAGE_VALID ? 'v' : '-', (int)tlb->PID);
+
+    env->tlb_need_flush |= TLB_NEED_LOCAL_FLUSH;
 }
 
 target_ulong helper_4xx_tlbsx(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong address)
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index 9d2adc0cae..d61c6f0e8f 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ void spr_write_40x_pid(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
 {
     TCGv t0 = tcg_temp_new();
     tcg_gen_andi_tl(t0, cpu_gpr[gprn], 0xFF);
-    gen_store_spr(SPR_40x_PID, t0);
+    gen_helper_store_40x_pid(cpu_env, t0);
     tcg_temp_free(t0);
 }