diff --git a/sourcepawn/jit/x86/jit_x86.cpp b/sourcepawn/jit/x86/jit_x86.cpp
index c3d22a40..8f9bf8f5 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/jit/x86/jit_x86.cpp
+++ b/sourcepawn/jit/x86/jit_x86.cpp
@@ -1020,8 +1020,9 @@ Compiler::emitOp(OPCODE op)
       __ cld();
       __ push(esi);
       __ push(edi);
-      __ lea(esi, Operand(dat, pri, NoScale));
+      // Note: set edi first, since we need esi.
       __ lea(edi, Operand(dat, alt, NoScale));
+      __ lea(esi, Operand(dat, pri, NoScale));
       if (dwords) {
         __ movl(ecx, dwords);
         __ rep_movsd();