diff --git a/target/s390x/helper.h b/target/s390x/helper.h
index 31bd193322..1a8a76abb9 100644
--- a/target/s390x/helper.h
+++ b/target/s390x/helper.h
@@ -359,9 +359,9 @@ DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_4(ipte, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, i64, i64, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(ptlb, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(purge, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_3(lra, i64, env, i64, i64)
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(per_check_exception, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, void, env, i64, i32)
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(per_check_exception, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, void, env)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(per_branch, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, void, env, i64, i32)
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(per_ifetch, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, void, env, i64)
+DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(per_ifetch, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, void, env, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(per_store_real, TCG_CALL_NO_WG, noreturn, env, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(stfl, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env)
 
diff --git a/target/s390x/tcg/misc_helper.c b/target/s390x/tcg/misc_helper.c
index 43cacc448f..303f86d363 100644
--- a/target/s390x/tcg/misc_helper.c
+++ b/target/s390x/tcg/misc_helper.c
@@ -604,12 +604,10 @@ static G_NORETURN void per_raise_exception_log(CPUS390XState *env)
     per_raise_exception(env);
 }
 
-void HELPER(per_check_exception)(CPUS390XState *env, uint64_t next_pc,
-                                 uint32_t ilen)
+void HELPER(per_check_exception)(CPUS390XState *env)
 {
+    /* psw_addr, per_address and int_pgm_ilen are already set. */
     if (unlikely(env->per_perc_atmid)) {
-        env->psw.addr = next_pc;
-        env->int_pgm_ilen = ilen;
         per_raise_exception_log(env);
     }
 }
@@ -639,23 +637,20 @@ void HELPER(per_branch)(CPUS390XState *env, uint64_t dest, uint32_t ilen)
     per_raise_exception_log(env);
 }
 
-void HELPER(per_ifetch)(CPUS390XState *env, uint64_t addr)
+void HELPER(per_ifetch)(CPUS390XState *env, uint32_t ilen)
 {
-    if (get_per_in_range(env, addr)) {
-        env->per_address = addr;
+    if (get_per_in_range(env, env->psw.addr)) {
+        env->per_address = env->psw.addr;
+        env->int_pgm_ilen = ilen;
         env->per_perc_atmid = PER_CODE_EVENT_IFETCH | get_per_atmid(env);
 
         /* If the instruction has to be nullified, trigger the
            exception immediately. */
         if (env->cregs[9] & PER_CR9_EVENT_IFETCH_NULLIFICATION) {
-            CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
-
             env->per_perc_atmid |= PER_CODE_EVENT_NULLIFICATION;
-            env->int_pgm_code = PGM_PER;
-            env->int_pgm_ilen = get_ilen(cpu_ldub_code(env, addr));
-
-            cs->exception_index = EXCP_PGM;
-            cpu_loop_exit(cs);
+            qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "PER interrupt before 0x%" PRIx64 "\n",
+                          env->per_address);
+            per_raise_exception(env);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/target/s390x/tcg/translate.c b/target/s390x/tcg/translate.c
index 5bb15a46e0..c9a5a1687e 100644
--- a/target/s390x/tcg/translate.c
+++ b/target/s390x/tcg/translate.c
@@ -6258,8 +6258,8 @@ static DisasJumpType translate_one(CPUS390XState *env, DisasContext *s)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     if (s->base.tb->flags & FLAG_MASK_PER_IFETCH) {
-        TCGv_i64 addr = tcg_constant_i64(s->base.pc_next);
-        gen_helper_per_ifetch(tcg_env, addr);
+        /* With ifetch set, psw_addr and cc_op are always up-to-date. */
+        gen_helper_per_ifetch(tcg_env, tcg_constant_i32(s->ilen));
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -6358,14 +6358,18 @@ static DisasJumpType translate_one(CPUS390XState *env, DisasContext *s)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     if (s->base.tb->flags & FLAG_MASK_PER_IFETCH) {
-        TCGv_i64 next_pc = psw_addr;
-
-        if (ret == DISAS_NEXT || ret == DISAS_TOO_MANY) {
-            next_pc = tcg_constant_i64(s->pc_tmp);
+        switch (ret) {
+        case DISAS_TOO_MANY:
+            s->base.is_jmp = DISAS_PC_CC_UPDATED;
+            /* fall through */
+        case DISAS_NEXT:
+            tcg_gen_movi_i64(psw_addr, s->pc_tmp);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
         }
         update_cc_op(s);
-        gen_helper_per_check_exception(tcg_env, next_pc,
-                                       tcg_constant_i32(s->ilen));
+        gen_helper_per_check_exception(tcg_env);
     }
 #endif
 
