diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu.h b/target-ppc/cpu.h
index aa1d013c31..0ede077d72 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu.h
@@ -886,6 +886,8 @@ struct ppc_segment_page_sizes {
 /* The whole PowerPC CPU context */
 #define NB_MMU_MODES 3
 
+#define PPC_CPU_OPCODES_LEN 0x40
+
 struct CPUPPCState {
     /* First are the most commonly used resources
      * during translated code execution
@@ -1039,7 +1041,7 @@ struct CPUPPCState {
 
     /* Those resources are used only during code translation */
     /* opcode handlers */
-    opc_handler_t *opcodes[0x40];
+    opc_handler_t *opcodes[PPC_CPU_OPCODES_LEN];
 
     /* Those resources are used only in QEMU core */
     target_ulong hflags;      /* hflags is a MSR & HFLAGS_MASK         */
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index f365ad833c..f01e9e7d91 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -7256,7 +7256,7 @@ static int create_new_table (opc_handler_t **table, unsigned char idx)
 {
     opc_handler_t **tmp;
 
-    tmp = malloc(0x20 * sizeof(opc_handler_t));
+    tmp = g_malloc(0x20 * sizeof(opc_handler_t));
     fill_new_table(tmp, 0x20);
     table[idx] = (opc_handler_t *)((uintptr_t)tmp | PPC_INDIRECT);
 
@@ -7864,6 +7864,19 @@ static void ppc_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 #endif
 }
 
+static void ppc_cpu_unrealizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(dev);
+    CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < PPC_CPU_OPCODES_LEN; i++) {
+        if (env->opcodes[i] != &invalid_handler) {
+            g_free(env->opcodes[i]);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static gint ppc_cpu_compare_class_pvr(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
 {
     ObjectClass *oc = (ObjectClass *)a;
@@ -8251,6 +8264,7 @@ static void ppc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     pcc->parent_realize = dc->realize;
     dc->realize = ppc_cpu_realizefn;
+    dc->unrealize = ppc_cpu_unrealizefn;
 
     pcc->parent_reset = cc->reset;
     cc->reset = ppc_cpu_reset;