diff --git a/src/backend/emitter.c b/src/backend/emitter.c
index 809cb82..fe5d9d2 100644
--- a/src/backend/emitter.c
+++ b/src/backend/emitter.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static void emit_psq_load(FILE* out, const PPCInst* inst, bool indexed,
         emit_dform_ea(out, inst->rA, inst->simm, update);
     }
     fprintf(out, ";\n");
-    fprintf(out, "        ppc_psq_load(ctx, %uu, ea, %s, %uu, %s, 0x%08Xu);\n",
+    fprintf(out, "        ppc_psq_load_inline(ctx, %uu, ea, %s, %uu, %s, 0x%08Xu);\n",
             inst->rD, inst->w ? "true" : "false", inst->i,
             indexed ? "true" : "false", inst->address);
     fprintf(out, "        if (ctx->exception) return;\n");
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static void emit_psq_store(FILE* out, const PPCInst* inst, bool indexed,
         emit_dform_ea(out, inst->rA, inst->simm, update);
     }
     fprintf(out, ";\n");
-    fprintf(out, "        ppc_psq_store(ctx, %uu, ea, %s, %uu, %s, 0x%08Xu);\n",
+    fprintf(out, "        ppc_psq_store_inline(ctx, %uu, ea, %s, %uu, %s, 0x%08Xu);\n",
             inst->rS, inst->w ? "true" : "false", inst->i,
             indexed ? "true" : "false", inst->address);
     fprintf(out, "        if (ctx->exception) return;\n");
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static void emit_instruction_with_range(FILE* out, const PPCInst* inst,
     }
 
     if (ppc_op_uses_fpu(inst->op))
-        fprintf(out, "    if (!ppc_fp_available(ctx, 0x%08Xu)) return;\n", inst->address);
+        fprintf(out, "    if (!ppc_fp_available_inline(ctx, 0x%08Xu)) return;\n", inst->address);
 
     switch (inst->op) {
     case PPC_OP_MULLI:
diff --git a/src/cpu/cpu.h b/src/cpu/cpu.h
index 3f2a3d3..7e5cd8a 100644
--- a/src/cpu/cpu.h
+++ b/src/cpu/cpu.h
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ void ppc_set_xer_ov(CPUState* cpu, bool ov);
 void ppc_take_exception(CPUState* cpu, u32 exception, u32 vector, u32 srr0, u32 srr1_info);
 void ppc_program_exception(CPUState* cpu, u32 cause, u32 cia);
 bool ppc_fp_available(CPUState* cpu, u32 cia);
+
+/* MSR[FP] spelled out rather than via PPC_MSR_FP: that macro is defined in
+   cpu.c, not here, and defining it in the header would collide with it. */
+static inline bool ppc_fp_available_inline(CPUState* cpu, u32 cia) {
+    if (cpu->msr & 0x00002000u) /* MSR[FP], PPC bit 18 */
+        return true;
+    return ppc_fp_available(cpu, cia);
+}
 void ppc_fallback_instruction(CPUState* cpu, u32 raw, u32 cia);
 bool ppc_host_call(CPUState* cpu, u32 address);
 void ppc_system_call_exception(CPUState* cpu, u32 cia);
@@ -187,6 +195,19 @@ void ppc_rfi(CPUState* cpu, u32 cia);
 void ppc_dcbz_l(CPUState* cpu, u32 ea, u32 cia);
 bool ppc_psq_load(CPUState* cpu, u8 frD, u32 ea, bool w, u8 gqr, bool indexed, u32 cia);
 bool ppc_psq_store(CPUState* cpu, u8 frS, u32 ea, bool w, u8 gqr, bool indexed, u32 cia);
+
+/* The emitter emits the _inline forms so the hosting runtime can provide a fast
+   path (GXRuntime does, for the unquantised GQR type-0 case). This standalone
+   runtime backs the tests rather than a shipping port, so it simply forwards. */
+static inline bool ppc_psq_load_inline(CPUState* cpu, u8 frD, u32 ea, bool w,
+                                       u8 gqr, bool indexed, u32 cia) {
+    return ppc_psq_load(cpu, frD, ea, w, gqr, indexed, cia);
+}
+
+static inline bool ppc_psq_store_inline(CPUState* cpu, u8 frS, u32 ea, bool w,
+                                        u8 gqr, bool indexed, u32 cia) {
+    return ppc_psq_store(cpu, frS, ea, w, gqr, indexed, cia);
+}
 u32 ppc_eciwx(CPUState* cpu, u32 ea, u32 cia);
 void ppc_ecowx(CPUState* cpu, u32 ea, u32 value, u32 cia);
 void ppc_tlbie(CPUState* cpu, u32 ea, u32 cia);
diff --git a/tests/cmake/codegen_compile.cmake b/tests/cmake/codegen_compile.cmake
index f9c0feb..b1f2258 100644
--- a/tests/cmake/codegen_compile.cmake
+++ b/tests/cmake/codegen_compile.cmake
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ endif()
 if(NOT generated_source MATCHES "static void loop_80004040\\(CPUState\\* ctx\\)")
     message(FATAL_ERROR "ordinary RAM loop was not outlined")
 endif()
-if(NOT generated_source MATCHES "if \\(!ppc_fp_available\\(ctx, 0x8000317Cu\\)\\) return;")
+if(NOT generated_source MATCHES "if \\(!ppc_fp_available_inline\\(ctx, 0x8000317Cu\\)\\) return;")
     message(FATAL_ERROR "generated floating-point code has no MSR FP gate")
 endif()
 if(NOT generated_source MATCHES "ppc_fallback_instruction\\(ctx, 0x7C13A0ACu")