diff --git a/arch/alpha/ev5.cc b/arch/alpha/ev5.cc
index ccdcf7502..019e83dd4 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/ev5.cc
+++ b/arch/alpha/ev5.cc
@@ -541,6 +541,14 @@ AlphaISA::MiscRegFile::setIpr(int idx, uint64_t val, ExecContext *xc)
     return NoFault;
 }
 
+void
+AlphaISA::MiscRegFile::copyIprs(ExecContext *xc)
+{
+    for (int i = IPR_Base_DepTag; i < NumInternalProcRegs; ++i) {
+        ipr[i] = xc->readMiscReg(i);
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Check for special simulator handling of specific PAL calls.
  * If return value is false, actual PAL call will be suppressed.
diff --git a/arch/alpha/isa_traits.hh b/arch/alpha/isa_traits.hh
index b719b12b0..8e1f21a35 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/isa_traits.hh
+++ b/arch/alpha/isa_traits.hh
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ extern const int reg_redir[NumIntRegs];
         Fault setRegWithEffect(int misc_reg, const MiscReg &val,
                                ExecContext *xc);
 
+        void copyMiscRegs(ExecContext *xc);
+
 #if FULL_SYSTEM
       protected:
         InternalProcReg ipr[NumInternalProcRegs]; // Internal processor regs
@@ -177,6 +179,8 @@ extern const int reg_redir[NumIntRegs];
         MiscReg readIpr(int idx, Fault &fault, ExecContext *xc);
 
         Fault setIpr(int idx, uint64_t val, ExecContext *xc);
+
+        void copyIprs(ExecContext *xc);
 #endif
         friend class RegFile;
     };
diff --git a/cpu/cpu_exec_context.cc b/cpu/cpu_exec_context.cc
index 683d07787..b7238e73a 100644
--- a/cpu/cpu_exec_context.cc
+++ b/cpu/cpu_exec_context.cc
@@ -289,15 +289,7 @@ CPUExecContext::copyArchRegs(ExecContext *xc)
     }
 
     // Copy misc. registers
-    setMiscReg(AlphaISA::Fpcr_DepTag, xc->readMiscReg(AlphaISA::Fpcr_DepTag));
-    setMiscReg(AlphaISA::Uniq_DepTag, xc->readMiscReg(AlphaISA::Uniq_DepTag));
-    setMiscReg(AlphaISA::Lock_Flag_DepTag,
-               xc->readMiscReg(AlphaISA::Lock_Flag_DepTag));
-    setMiscReg(AlphaISA::Lock_Addr_DepTag,
-               xc->readMiscReg(AlphaISA::Lock_Addr_DepTag));
-
-    // Also need to copy all the IPRs.  Probably should just have a copy misc
-    // regs function defined on the misc regs.
+    regs.miscRegs.copyMiscRegs(xc);
 
     // Lastly copy PC/NPC
     setPC(xc->readPC());