diff --git a/target/arm/helper-sme.h b/target/arm/helper-sme.h
index d2d544a696..27eef49a11 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper-sme.h
+++ b/target/arm/helper-sme.h
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
  * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(set_pstate_sm, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, i32)
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(set_pstate_za, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, i32)
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(set_svcr, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, i32, i32)
 
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(sme_zero, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, i32, i32)
 
diff --git a/target/arm/helper.c b/target/arm/helper.c
index 8077967849..72b37b7cf1 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/helper.c
@@ -6765,8 +6765,6 @@ void aarch64_set_svcr(CPUARMState *env, uint64_t new, uint64_t mask)
 static void svcr_write(CPUARMState *env, const ARMCPRegInfo *ri,
                        uint64_t value)
 {
-    helper_set_pstate_sm(env, FIELD_EX64(value, SVCR, SM));
-    helper_set_pstate_za(env, FIELD_EX64(value, SVCR, ZA));
     aarch64_set_svcr(env, value, -1);
 }
 
diff --git a/target/arm/sme_helper.c b/target/arm/sme_helper.c
index 3abe03e4cb..1e67fcac30 100644
--- a/target/arm/sme_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/sme_helper.c
@@ -29,14 +29,9 @@
 #include "vec_internal.h"
 #include "sve_ldst_internal.h"
 
-void helper_set_pstate_sm(CPUARMState *env, uint32_t i)
+void helper_set_svcr(CPUARMState *env, uint32_t val, uint32_t mask)
 {
-    aarch64_set_svcr(env, 0, R_SVCR_SM_MASK);
-}
-
-void helper_set_pstate_za(CPUARMState *env, uint32_t i)
-{
-    aarch64_set_svcr(env, 0, R_SVCR_ZA_MASK);
+    aarch64_set_svcr(env, val, mask);
 }
 
 void helper_sme_zero(CPUARMState *env, uint32_t imm, uint32_t svl)
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-a64.c b/target/arm/translate-a64.c
index 035e63bdc5..19cf371c4c 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate-a64.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate-a64.c
@@ -1847,14 +1847,8 @@ static void handle_msr_i(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn,
 
             if ((old ^ new) & msk) {
                 /* At least one bit changes. */
-                bool i = crm & 1;
-
-                if ((crm & 2) && i != s->pstate_sm) {
-                    gen_helper_set_pstate_sm(cpu_env, tcg_constant_i32(i));
-                }
-                if ((crm & 4) && i != s->pstate_za) {
-                    gen_helper_set_pstate_za(cpu_env, tcg_constant_i32(i));
-                }
+                gen_helper_set_svcr(cpu_env, tcg_constant_i32(new),
+                                    tcg_constant_i32(msk));
             } else {
                 s->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NEXT;
             }