diff --git a/target-alpha/int_helper.c b/target-alpha/int_helper.c
index 8e4537f5b7..74f38cbe7b 100644
--- a/target-alpha/int_helper.c
+++ b/target-alpha/int_helper.c
@@ -37,31 +37,25 @@ uint64_t helper_cttz(uint64_t arg)
     return ctz64(arg);
 }
 
-static inline uint64_t byte_zap(uint64_t op, uint8_t mskb)
+uint64_t helper_zapnot(uint64_t val, uint64_t mskb)
 {
     uint64_t mask;
 
-    mask = 0;
-    mask |= ((mskb >> 0) & 1) * 0x00000000000000FFULL;
-    mask |= ((mskb >> 1) & 1) * 0x000000000000FF00ULL;
-    mask |= ((mskb >> 2) & 1) * 0x0000000000FF0000ULL;
-    mask |= ((mskb >> 3) & 1) * 0x00000000FF000000ULL;
-    mask |= ((mskb >> 4) & 1) * 0x000000FF00000000ULL;
-    mask |= ((mskb >> 5) & 1) * 0x0000FF0000000000ULL;
-    mask |= ((mskb >> 6) & 1) * 0x00FF000000000000ULL;
-    mask |= ((mskb >> 7) & 1) * 0xFF00000000000000ULL;
+    mask  = -(mskb & 0x01) & 0x00000000000000ffull;
+    mask |= -(mskb & 0x02) & 0x000000000000ff00ull;
+    mask |= -(mskb & 0x04) & 0x0000000000ff0000ull;
+    mask |= -(mskb & 0x08) & 0x00000000ff000000ull;
+    mask |= -(mskb & 0x10) & 0x000000ff00000000ull;
+    mask |= -(mskb & 0x20) & 0x0000ff0000000000ull;
+    mask |= -(mskb & 0x40) & 0x00ff000000000000ull;
+    mask |= -(mskb & 0x80) & 0xff00000000000000ull;
 
-    return op & ~mask;
+    return val & mask;
 }
 
 uint64_t helper_zap(uint64_t val, uint64_t mask)
 {
-    return byte_zap(val, mask);
-}
-
-uint64_t helper_zapnot(uint64_t val, uint64_t mask)
-{
-    return byte_zap(val, ~mask);
+    return helper_zapnot(val, ~mask);
 }
 
 uint64_t helper_cmpbge(uint64_t op1, uint64_t op2)