diff --git a/src/codegen_new/codegen_backend_x86-64_ops.c b/src/codegen_new/codegen_backend_x86-64_ops.c
index ed218d7c4..1569e693c 100644
--- a/src/codegen_new/codegen_backend_x86-64_ops.c
+++ b/src/codegen_new/codegen_backend_x86-64_ops.c
@@ -781,14 +781,9 @@ host_x86_MOV32_REG_ABS(codeblock_t *block, int dst_reg, void *p)
         codegen_addbyte4(block, 0x41, 0x8b, 0x84 | ((dst_reg & 7) << 3), 0x24); /*MOV dst_reg, ram_offset[R12]*/
         codegen_addlong(block, ram_offset);
     } else if ((ram_offset < -2147483648LL) || (ram_offset > 2147483647LL) || !(block->flags & CODEBLOCK_NO_IMMEDIATES)) {
-        // fatal("host_x86_MOV32_REG_ABS - out of range\n");
-        // void     *q = p;
-        //uint32_t *r = NULL;
-        // *r  = 5; /* Crash deliberately. */
-        codegen_alloc_bytes(block, 8);
+        codegen_alloc_bytes(block, 13);
         codegen_addbyte2(block, 0x49, 0xb9);   /*MOV r9,(uintptr_t) p*/
         codegen_addquad(block, (uintptr_t) p);
-        codegen_alloc_bytes(block, 3);
         codegen_addbyte3(block, 0x41, 0x8b, 0x01 | ((dst_reg & 7) << 3)); /*MOV dst_reg, [R9]*/
     } else {
         fatal("host_x86_MOV32_REG_ABS - RAM offset = %016" PRIX64 " (p - ram = %016" PRIX64 ")\n", ram_offset, (uintptr_t) p - (uintptr_t) ram);