diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index b5d80fd13d..ccf2ffd567 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -6906,7 +6906,7 @@ GEN_HANDLER2_E(msgsnd, "msgsnd", 0x1F, 0x0E, 0x06, 0x03ff0001,
 GEN_HANDLER2_E(msgclr, "msgclr", 0x1F, 0x0E, 0x07, 0x03ff0001,
                PPC_NONE, (PPC2_PRCNTL | PPC2_ISA207S)),
 GEN_HANDLER2_E(msgsync, "msgsync", 0x1F, 0x16, 0x1B, 0x00000000,
-               PPC_NONE, PPC2_PRCNTL),
+               PPC_NONE, PPC2_ISA300),
 GEN_HANDLER(wrtee, 0x1F, 0x03, 0x04, 0x000FFC01, PPC_WRTEE),
 GEN_HANDLER(wrteei, 0x1F, 0x03, 0x05, 0x000E7C01, PPC_WRTEE),
 GEN_HANDLER(dlmzb, 0x1F, 0x0E, 0x02, 0x00000000, PPC_440_SPEC),