diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index b591f2e496..1ade063616 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -418,7 +418,14 @@ void spr_write_generic32(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
 
 void spr_write_CTRL(DisasContext *ctx, int sprn, int gprn)
 {
-    spr_write_generic32(ctx, sprn, gprn);
+    /* This does not implement >1 thread */
+    TCGv t0 = tcg_temp_new();
+    TCGv t1 = tcg_temp_new();
+    tcg_gen_extract_tl(t0, cpu_gpr[gprn], 0, 1); /* Extract RUN field */
+    tcg_gen_shli_tl(t1, t0, 8); /* Duplicate the bit in TS */
+    tcg_gen_or_tl(t1, t1, t0);
+    gen_store_spr(sprn, t1);
+    spr_store_dump_spr(sprn);
 
     /*
      * SPR_CTRL writes must force a new translation block,