diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/clock.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/clock.h
index bf30cbdcc2bf..90604d48d561 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/clock.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/clock.h
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ static inline u32 ns9xxx_systemclock(void)
 	 *
 	 * Fine.
 	 */
-	return CRYSTAL * (REGGET(pll, SYS_PLL, ND) + 1)
-		>> REGGET(pll, SYS_PLL, FS);
+	return CRYSTAL * (REGGETIM(pll, SYS_PLL, ND) + 1)
+		>> REGGETIM(pll, SYS_PLL, FS);
 }
 
 static inline u32 ns9xxx_cpuclock(void) __attribute__((const));
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/hardware.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/hardware.h
index 25600554c4fe..b5d66f963981 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/hardware.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/hardware.h
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@
 #define io_v2p(x)	((((x) & 0x0f000000) << 4) \
 			 + ((x) & 0x00ffffff))
 
+#define __REGSHIFT(mask)	((mask) & (-(mask)))
+
 #define __REGBIT(bit)		((u32)1 << (bit))
 #define __REGBITS(hbit, lbit)	((((u32)1 << ((hbit) - (lbit) + 1)) - 1) << (lbit))
-#define __REGVAL(mask, value)	(((value) * ((mask) & (-(mask))) & (mask)))
+#define __REGVAL(mask, value)	(((value) * __REGSHIFT(mask)) & (mask))
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
@@ -39,21 +41,36 @@
 #  define __REGB(x)	(*((volatile u8 *)io_p2v((x))))
 #  define __REGB2(x)	(*((volatile u8 *)io_p2v((x)) + (y)))
 
+#  define __REGSET(var, field, value)					\
+	((var) = (((var) & ~((field) & ~(value))) | (value)))
+
 #  define REGSET(var, reg, field, value)				\
-	((var) = (((var)						\
-		   & ~(reg ## _ ## field & 				\
-		       ~ reg ## _ ## field ## _ ## value))		\
-		  | (reg ## _ ## field ## _ ## value)))
+	__REGSET(var, reg ## _ ## field, reg ## _ ## field ## _ ## value)
+
+#  define REGSET_IDX(var, reg, field, idx, value)			\
+	__REGSET(var, reg ## _ ## field((idx)), reg ## _ ## field ## _ ## value((idx)))
 
 #  define REGSETIM(var, reg, field, value)				\
-	((var) = (((var)						\
-		   & ~(reg ## _ ## field & 				\
-		       ~(__REGVAL(reg ## _ ## field, value))))		\
-		  | (__REGVAL(reg ## _ ## field, value))))
+	__REGSET(var, reg ## _ ## field, __REGVAL(reg ## _ ## field, (value)))
+
+#  define REGSETIM_IDX(var, reg, field, idx, value)			\
+	__REGSET(var, reg ## _ ## field((idx)), __REGVAL(reg ## _ ## field((idx)), (value)))
+
+#  define __REGGET(var, field)						\
+	(((var) & (field)))
 
 #  define REGGET(var, reg, field)					\
-	((var & (reg ## _ ## field)) /					\
-	 ((reg ## _ ## field) & (-(reg ## _ ## field))))
+	 __REGGET(var, reg ## _ ## field)
+
+#  define REGGET_IDX(var, reg, field, idx)				\
+	 __REGGET(var, reg ## _ ## field((idx)))
+
+#  define REGGETIM(var, reg, field)					\
+	 __REGGET(var, reg ## _ ## field) / __REGSHIFT(reg ## _ ## field)
+
+#  define REGGETIM_IDX(var, reg, field, idx)				\
+	 __REGGET(var, reg ## _ ## field((idx))) / 			\
+	 __REGSHIFT(reg ## _ ## field((idx)))
 
 #else