diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/x86-tests.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/x86-tests.factor
index 1786810047..5e61d3c34c 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/x86-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/x86-tests.factor
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ cpu x86.64? [
     ] unit-test
 ] when
 
+! %load-immediate
+{ B{ 49 201 } } [
+    [ RCX 0 %load-immediate ] B{ } make
+] unit-test
+
 ! %prologue
 { t } [
     [ 2 cells %prologue ] B{ } make
diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
index 1a9af24b63..5462587280 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ M: x86 test-instruction? t ;
 
 M: x86 immediate-store? immediate-comparand? ;
 
-M: x86 %load-immediate [ dup XOR ] [ MOV ] if-zero ;
+M: x86 %load-immediate [ 32-bit-version-of dup XOR ] [ MOV ] if-zero ;
 
 M: x86 %load-reference
     [ swap 0 MOV rc-absolute-cell rel-literal ]