diff --git a/target/nios2/cpu.h b/target/nios2/cpu.h
index 562dca8195..f8cd5dc218 100644
--- a/target/nios2/cpu.h
+++ b/target/nios2/cpu.h
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ FIELD(CR_STATUS, RSIE, 23, 1)
 #define CR_CPUID         5
 #define CR_CTL6          6
 #define CR_EXCEPTION     7
+
+FIELD(CR_EXCEPTION, CAUSE, 2, 5)
+FIELD(CR_EXCEPTION, ECCFTL, 31, 1)
+
 #define CR_PTEADDR       8
 #define   CR_PTEADDR_PTBASE_SHIFT 22
 #define   CR_PTEADDR_PTBASE_MASK  (0x3FF << CR_PTEADDR_PTBASE_SHIFT)
diff --git a/target/nios2/helper.c b/target/nios2/helper.c
index 2e5f5b8b54..b30740824c 100644
--- a/target/nios2/helper.c
+++ b/target/nios2/helper.c
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ void nios2_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
         env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] |= CR_STATUS_IH;
         env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] &= ~(CR_STATUS_PIE | CR_STATUS_U);
 
-        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] &= ~(0x1F << 2);
-        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] |= (cs->exception_index & 0x1F) << 2;
+        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] = FIELD_DP32(env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION],
+                                             CR_EXCEPTION, CAUSE,
+                                             cs->exception_index);
 
         env->regs[R_EA] = env->pc + 4;
         env->pc = cpu->exception_addr;
@@ -63,8 +64,9 @@ void nios2_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
             env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] |= CR_STATUS_EH;
             env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] &= ~(CR_STATUS_PIE | CR_STATUS_U);
 
-            env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] &= ~(0x1F << 2);
-            env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] |= (cs->exception_index & 0x1F) << 2;
+            env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] = FIELD_DP32(env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION],
+                                                 CR_EXCEPTION, CAUSE,
+                                                 cs->exception_index);
 
             env->ctrl[CR_TLBMISC] &= ~CR_TLBMISC_DBL;
             env->ctrl[CR_TLBMISC] |= CR_TLBMISC_WR;
@@ -78,8 +80,9 @@ void nios2_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
             env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] |= CR_STATUS_EH;
             env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] &= ~(CR_STATUS_PIE | CR_STATUS_U);
 
-            env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] &= ~(0x1F << 2);
-            env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] |= (cs->exception_index & 0x1F) << 2;
+            env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] = FIELD_DP32(env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION],
+                                                 CR_EXCEPTION, CAUSE,
+                                                 cs->exception_index);
 
             env->ctrl[CR_TLBMISC] |= CR_TLBMISC_DBL;
 
@@ -96,8 +99,9 @@ void nios2_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
         env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] |= CR_STATUS_EH;
         env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] &= ~(CR_STATUS_PIE | CR_STATUS_U);
 
-        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] &= ~(0x1F << 2);
-        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] |= (cs->exception_index & 0x1F) << 2;
+        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] = FIELD_DP32(env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION],
+                                             CR_EXCEPTION, CAUSE,
+                                             cs->exception_index);
 
         if ((env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] & CR_STATUS_EH) == 0) {
             env->ctrl[CR_TLBMISC] |= CR_TLBMISC_WR;
@@ -120,8 +124,9 @@ void nios2_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
         env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] |= CR_STATUS_EH;
         env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] &= ~(CR_STATUS_PIE | CR_STATUS_U);
 
-        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] &= ~(0x1F << 2);
-        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] |= (cs->exception_index & 0x1F) << 2;
+        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] = FIELD_DP32(env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION],
+                                             CR_EXCEPTION, CAUSE,
+                                             cs->exception_index);
 
         env->pc = cpu->exception_addr;
         break;
@@ -138,8 +143,9 @@ void nios2_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
         env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] |= CR_STATUS_EH;
         env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] &= ~(CR_STATUS_PIE | CR_STATUS_U);
 
-        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] &= ~(0x1F << 2);
-        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] |= (cs->exception_index & 0x1F) << 2;
+        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] = FIELD_DP32(env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION],
+                                             CR_EXCEPTION, CAUSE,
+                                             cs->exception_index);
 
         env->pc = cpu->exception_addr;
         break;
@@ -163,8 +169,9 @@ void nios2_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
         env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] |= CR_STATUS_EH;
         env->ctrl[CR_STATUS] &= ~(CR_STATUS_PIE | CR_STATUS_U);
 
-        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] &= ~(0x1F << 2);
-        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] |= (cs->exception_index & 0x1F) << 2;
+        env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] = FIELD_DP32(env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION],
+                                             CR_EXCEPTION, CAUSE,
+                                             cs->exception_index);
 
         env->pc = cpu->exception_addr;
         break;
@@ -208,7 +215,7 @@ void nios2_cpu_do_unaligned_access(CPUState *cs, vaddr addr,
     CPUNios2State *env = &cpu->env;
 
     env->ctrl[CR_BADADDR] = addr;
-    env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] = EXCP_UNALIGN << 2;
+    env->ctrl[CR_EXCEPTION] = FIELD_DP32(0, CR_EXCEPTION, CAUSE, EXCP_UNALIGN);
     helper_raise_exception(env, EXCP_UNALIGN);
 }