diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pci.h b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
index 0613308b1b6..8c5f2ed5054 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
@@ -854,8 +854,10 @@ static inline MemTxResult pci_dma_write(PCIDevice *dev, dma_addr_t addr,
     static inline uint##_bits##_t ld##_l##_pci_dma(PCIDevice *dev,      \
                                                    dma_addr_t addr)     \
     {                                                                   \
-        return ld##_l##_dma(pci_get_address_space(dev), addr,           \
-                            MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);                    \
+        uint##_bits##_t val; \
+        ld##_l##_dma(pci_get_address_space(dev), addr, &val, \
+                     MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED); \
+        return val; \
     }                                                                   \
     static inline void st##_s##_pci_dma(PCIDevice *dev,                 \
                                         dma_addr_t addr, uint##_bits##_t val) \
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h
index d2ec9b0637f..7eae1a48478 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ static inline int spapr_vio_dma_set(SpaprVioDevice *dev, uint64_t taddr,
 #define vio_stq(_dev, _addr, _val) \
         (stq_be_dma(&(_dev)->as, (_addr), (_val), MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED))
 #define vio_ldq(_dev, _addr) \
-        (ldq_be_dma(&(_dev)->as, (_addr), MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED))
+        ({ \
+            uint64_t _val; \
+            ldq_be_dma(&(_dev)->as, (_addr), &_val, MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED); \
+            _val; \
+        })
 
 int spapr_vio_send_crq(SpaprVioDevice *dev, uint8_t *crq);
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/dma.h b/include/sysemu/dma.h
index 725e8e90f88..e6776586613 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/dma.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/dma.h
@@ -240,14 +240,15 @@ static inline void dma_memory_unmap(AddressSpace *as,
 }
 
 #define DEFINE_LDST_DMA(_lname, _sname, _bits, _end) \
-    static inline uint##_bits##_t ld##_lname##_##_end##_dma(AddressSpace *as, \
-                                                            dma_addr_t addr, \
-                                                            MemTxAttrs attrs) \
-    {                                                                   \
-        uint##_bits##_t val;                                            \
-        dma_memory_read(as, addr, &val, (_bits) / 8, attrs); \
-        return _end##_bits##_to_cpu(val);                               \
-    }                                                                   \
+    static inline MemTxResult ld##_lname##_##_end##_dma(AddressSpace *as, \
+                                                        dma_addr_t addr, \
+                                                        uint##_bits##_t *pval, \
+                                                        MemTxAttrs attrs) \
+    { \
+        MemTxResult res = dma_memory_read(as, addr, pval, (_bits) / 8, attrs); \
+        _end##_bits##_to_cpus(pval); \
+        return res; \
+    } \
     static inline MemTxResult st##_sname##_##_end##_dma(AddressSpace *as, \
                                                         dma_addr_t addr, \
                                                         uint##_bits##_t val, \
@@ -257,12 +258,10 @@ static inline void dma_memory_unmap(AddressSpace *as,
         return dma_memory_write(as, addr, &val, (_bits) / 8, attrs); \
     }
 
-static inline uint8_t ldub_dma(AddressSpace *as, dma_addr_t addr, MemTxAttrs attrs)
+static inline MemTxResult ldub_dma(AddressSpace *as, dma_addr_t addr,
+                                   uint8_t *val, MemTxAttrs attrs)
 {
-    uint8_t val;
-
-    dma_memory_read(as, addr, &val, 1, attrs);
-    return val;
+    return dma_memory_read(as, addr, val, 1, attrs);
 }
 
 static inline MemTxResult stb_dma(AddressSpace *as, dma_addr_t addr,
diff --git a/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c b/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
index d9249bbc0c1..bb207514f2d 100644
--- a/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static uint64_t pnv_xive_vst_addr_indirect(PnvXive *xive, uint32_t type,
 
     /* Get the page size of the indirect table. */
     vsd_addr = vsd & VSD_ADDRESS_MASK;
-    vsd = ldq_be_dma(&address_space_memory, vsd_addr, MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);
+    ldq_be_dma(&address_space_memory, vsd_addr, &vsd, MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);
 
     if (!(vsd & VSD_ADDRESS_MASK)) {
 #ifdef XIVE_DEBUG
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ static uint64_t pnv_xive_vst_addr_indirect(PnvXive *xive, uint32_t type,
     /* Load the VSD we are looking for, if not already done */
     if (vsd_idx) {
         vsd_addr = vsd_addr + vsd_idx * XIVE_VSD_SIZE;
-        vsd = ldq_be_dma(&address_space_memory, vsd_addr,
-                         MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);
+        ldq_be_dma(&address_space_memory, vsd_addr, &vsd,
+                   MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);
 
         if (!(vsd & VSD_ADDRESS_MASK)) {
 #ifdef XIVE_DEBUG
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ static uint64_t pnv_xive_vst_per_subpage(PnvXive *xive, uint32_t type)
 
     /* Get the page size of the indirect table. */
     vsd_addr = vsd & VSD_ADDRESS_MASK;
-    vsd = ldq_be_dma(&address_space_memory, vsd_addr, MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);
+    ldq_be_dma(&address_space_memory, vsd_addr, &vsd, MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);
 
     if (!(vsd & VSD_ADDRESS_MASK)) {
 #ifdef XIVE_DEBUG
diff --git a/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c b/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
index d960b814587..da5a4072107 100644
--- a/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
+++ b/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ static TRBCCode xhci_address_slot(XHCIState *xhci, unsigned int slotid,
     assert(slotid >= 1 && slotid <= xhci->numslots);
 
     dcbaap = xhci_addr64(xhci->dcbaap_low, xhci->dcbaap_high);
-    poctx = ldq_le_dma(xhci->as, dcbaap + 8 * slotid, MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);
+    ldq_le_dma(xhci->as, dcbaap + 8 * slotid, &poctx, MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);
     ictx = xhci_mask64(pictx);
     octx = xhci_mask64(poctx);
 
@@ -3429,6 +3429,7 @@ static int usb_xhci_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
     uint32_t slot_ctx[4];
     uint32_t ep_ctx[5];
     int slotid, epid, state;
+    uint64_t addr;
 
     dcbaap = xhci_addr64(xhci->dcbaap_low, xhci->dcbaap_high);
 
@@ -3437,8 +3438,8 @@ static int usb_xhci_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
         if (!slot->addressed) {
             continue;
         }
-        slot->ctx = xhci_mask64(ldq_le_dma(xhci->as, dcbaap + 8 * slotid,
-                                           MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED));
+        ldq_le_dma(xhci->as, dcbaap + 8 * slotid, &addr, MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED);
+        slot->ctx = xhci_mask64(addr);
         xhci_dma_read_u32s(xhci, slot->ctx, slot_ctx, sizeof(slot_ctx));
         slot->uport = xhci_lookup_uport(xhci, slot_ctx);
         if (!slot->uport) {
