diff --git a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
index 1f04e3c..2fd22ff 100644
--- a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
@@ -226,7 +226,11 @@
     virtual TheISA::PCState pcState() const = 0;
 
     virtual void pcState(const TheISA::PCState &val) = 0;
-    void pcState(Addr addr) { pcState(TheISA::PCState(addr)); }
+    void
+    pcState(Addr addr)
+    {
+        pcState(getIsaPtr()->newPCState(addr)->as<TheISA::PCState>());
+    }
 
     void
     setNPC(Addr val)