diff --git a/src/codegen_new/codegen_backend_x86-64_ops.c b/src/codegen_new/codegen_backend_x86-64_ops.c
index c70112c86..fc6c1b492 100644
--- a/src/codegen_new/codegen_backend_x86-64_ops.c
+++ b/src/codegen_new/codegen_backend_x86-64_ops.c
@@ -723,7 +723,11 @@ host_x86_MOV8_REG_ABS(codeblock_t *block, int dst_reg, void *p)
         codegen_addbyte4(block, 0x41, 0x8a, 0x84 | ((dst_reg & 7) << 3), 0x24); /*MOV dst_reg, ram_offset[R12]*/
         codegen_addlong(block, ram_offset);
     } else {
-        fatal("host_x86_MOV8_REG_ABS - out of range\n");
+        codegen_alloc_bytes(block, 10);
+        codegen_addbyte2(block, 0x49, 0xb9); /*MOV R9, p*/
+        codegen_addquad(block, (uintptr_t) p);
+        codegen_alloc_bytes(block, 3);
+        codegen_addbyte3(block, 0x41, 0x8a, 0x01 | ((dst_reg & 7) << 3)); /*MOV dst_reg, [R9]*/
     }
 }
 void