diff --git a/tcg/i386/tcg-target.inc.c b/tcg/i386/tcg-target.inc.c
index 7f61eeedd0..ec083bddcf 100644
--- a/tcg/i386/tcg-target.inc.c
+++ b/tcg/i386/tcg-target.inc.c
@@ -3737,7 +3737,7 @@ static void tcg_target_qemu_prologue(TCGContext *s)
         } else {
             /* Choose R12 because, as a base, it requires a SIB byte. */
             x86_guest_base_index = TCG_REG_R12;
-            tcg_out_mov(s, TCG_TYPE_PTR, x86_guest_base_index, guest_base);
+            tcg_out_movi(s, TCG_TYPE_PTR, x86_guest_base_index, guest_base);
             tcg_regset_set_reg(s->reserved_regs, x86_guest_base_index);
         }
     }