diff --git a/src/vm_arm64.dasc b/src/vm_arm64.dasc
index 1abc6ecc..304e4544 100644
--- a/src/vm_arm64.dasc
+++ b/src/vm_arm64.dasc
@@ -562,12 +562,12 @@ static void build_subroutines(BuildCtx *ctx)
   |    cmp CARG1, #1
   |.endif
   |   ldr PC, [CARG4, #-24]		// Restore PC from [cont|PC].
-  |  ldr CARG3, LFUNC:CARG3->pc
   |    add TMP0, RA, RC
   |    str TISNIL, [TMP0, #-8]		// Ensure one valid arg.
   |.if FFI
   |    bls >1
   |.endif
+  |  ldr CARG3, LFUNC:CARG3->pc
   |  ldr KBASE, [CARG3, #PC2PROTO(k)]
   |  // BASE = base, RA = resultptr, CARG4 = meta base
   |    br CARG1
diff --git a/src/vm_mips64.dasc b/src/vm_mips64.dasc
index 5c5d761c..4ddb2f9c 100644
--- a/src/vm_mips64.dasc
+++ b/src/vm_mips64.dasc
@@ -728,11 +728,11 @@ static void build_subroutines(BuildCtx *ctx)
   |     ld PC, -24(RB)			// Restore PC from [cont|PC].
   |    cleartp LFUNC:TMP1
   |   daddu TMP2, RA, RD
-  |    ld TMP1, LFUNC:TMP1->pc
   |.if FFI
   |  bnez AT, >1
   |.endif
   |.  sd TISNIL, -8(TMP2)		// Ensure one valid arg.
+  |    ld TMP1, LFUNC:TMP1->pc
   |  // BASE = base, RA = resultptr, RB = meta base
   |  jr TMP0				// Jump to continuation.
   |.  ld KBASE, PC2PROTO(k)(TMP1)