diff --git a/target/mips/internal.h b/target/mips/internal.h
index a9a22ea00e..84c8e5e1ae 100644
--- a/target/mips/internal.h
+++ b/target/mips/internal.h
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ static inline void mips_env_set_pc(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong value)
     }
 }
 
+static inline bool mips_env_is_bigendian(CPUMIPSState *env)
+{
+    return extract32(env->CP0_Config0, CP0C0_BE, 1);
+}
+
 static inline void restore_pamask(CPUMIPSState *env)
 {
     if (env->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_ELPA) {
diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/ldst_helper.c b/target/mips/tcg/ldst_helper.c
index 97056d00a2..f92a923d7a 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/ldst_helper.c
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/ldst_helper.c
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ HELPER_LD_ATOMIC(lld, ldq, 0x7, (target_ulong))
 
 #endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
-static inline bool cpu_is_bigendian(CPUMIPSState *env)
-{
-    return extract32(env->CP0_Config0, CP0C0_BE, 1);
-}
-
 static inline target_ulong get_lmask(CPUMIPSState *env,
                                      target_ulong value, unsigned bits)
 {
@@ -65,7 +60,7 @@ static inline target_ulong get_lmask(CPUMIPSState *env,
 
     value &= mask;
 
-    if (!cpu_is_bigendian(env)) {
+    if (!mips_env_is_bigendian(env)) {
         value ^= mask;
     }
 
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@ void helper_swl(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong arg1, target_ulong arg2,
                 int mem_idx)
 {
     target_ulong lmask = get_lmask(env, arg2, 32);
-    int dir = cpu_is_bigendian(env) ? 1 : -1;
+    int dir = mips_env_is_bigendian(env) ? 1 : -1;
 
     cpu_stb_mmuidx_ra(env, arg2, (uint8_t)(arg1 >> 24), mem_idx, GETPC());
 
@@ -100,7 +95,7 @@ void helper_swr(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong arg1, target_ulong arg2,
                 int mem_idx)
 {
     target_ulong lmask = get_lmask(env, arg2, 32);
-    int dir = cpu_is_bigendian(env) ? 1 : -1;
+    int dir = mips_env_is_bigendian(env) ? 1 : -1;
 
     cpu_stb_mmuidx_ra(env, arg2, (uint8_t)arg1, mem_idx, GETPC());
 
@@ -130,7 +125,7 @@ void helper_sdl(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong arg1, target_ulong arg2,
                 int mem_idx)
 {
     target_ulong lmask = get_lmask(env, arg2, 64);
-    int dir = cpu_is_bigendian(env) ? 1 : -1;
+    int dir = mips_env_is_bigendian(env) ? 1 : -1;
 
     cpu_stb_mmuidx_ra(env, arg2, (uint8_t)(arg1 >> 56), mem_idx, GETPC());
 
@@ -174,7 +169,7 @@ void helper_sdr(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong arg1, target_ulong arg2,
                 int mem_idx)
 {
     target_ulong lmask = get_lmask(env, arg2, 64);
-    int dir = cpu_is_bigendian(env) ? 1 : -1;
+    int dir = mips_env_is_bigendian(env) ? 1 : -1;
 
     cpu_stb_mmuidx_ra(env, arg2, (uint8_t)arg1, mem_idx, GETPC());