diff --git a/qemu/target-mips/translate.c b/qemu/target-mips/translate.c
index ab98dcfa..94f5bb1c 100644
--- a/qemu/target-mips/translate.c
+++ b/qemu/target-mips/translate.c
@@ -20090,9 +20090,7 @@ void mips_tcg_init(struct uc_struct *uc)
                 tcg_global_mem_new_i64(tcg_ctx, tcg_ctx->cpu_env, off, msaregnames[i * 2 + 1]);
     }
 
-    if (!uc->init_tcg)
-        tcg_ctx->cpu_PC = g_malloc0(sizeof(TCGv));
-    *((TCGv *)tcg_ctx->cpu_PC) = tcg_global_mem_new(tcg_ctx, tcg_ctx->cpu_env,
+    tcg_ctx->cpu_PC = tcg_global_mem_new(tcg_ctx, tcg_ctx->cpu_env,
                                 offsetof(CPUMIPSState, active_tc.PC), "PC");
 
     for (i = 0; i < MIPS_DSP_ACC; i++) {
diff --git a/qemu/target-mips/unicorn.c b/qemu/target-mips/unicorn.c
index 429560e7..540fc23c 100644
--- a/qemu/target-mips/unicorn.c
+++ b/qemu/target-mips/unicorn.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ void mips_release(void *ctx)
         g_free(tcg_ctx->cpu_gpr[i]);
     }
 
-    g_free(tcg_ctx->cpu_PC);
     g_free(tcg_ctx->tb_ctx.tbs);
 }
 
diff --git a/qemu/tcg/tcg.h b/qemu/tcg/tcg.h
index a32dae6a..90862e96 100644
--- a/qemu/tcg/tcg.h
+++ b/qemu/tcg/tcg.h
@@ -812,7 +812,8 @@ struct TCGContext {
 
     /* qemu/target-mips/translate.c */
     /* global register indices */
-    void *cpu_gpr[32], *cpu_PC;
+    void *cpu_gpr[32];
+    TCGv cpu_PC;
     TCGv cpu_HI[4], cpu_LO[4];    // MIPS_DSP_ACC = 4 in qemu/target-mips/cpu.h
     TCGv cpu_dspctrl;
     TCGv btarget;