diff --git a/src/buildvm_ppc.dasc b/src/buildvm_ppc.dasc
index f96168df..b9564621 100644
--- a/src/buildvm_ppc.dasc
+++ b/src/buildvm_ppc.dasc
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static void build_subroutines(BuildCtx *ctx)
   |    evsplati TISSTR, LJ_TSTR
   |   sub RD, TMP1, BASE
   |    evmergelo TOBIT, TOBIT, TMP2
-  |    stb TMP3, L->status
+  |    stb CARG3, L->status
   |  andi. TMP0, PC, FRAME_TYPE
   |    li_vmstate INTERP
   |   addi RD, RD, 8
diff --git a/src/buildvm_ppcspe.h b/src/buildvm_ppcspe.h
index e2d2343b..003b199d 100644
--- a/src/buildvm_ppcspe.h
+++ b/src/buildvm_ppcspe.h
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static const unsigned int build_actionlist[4954] = {
 0x000980b0,
 0x7d8e4050,
 0x137b4a2d,
-0x98d20000,
+0x98b20000,
 0x00098200,
 0x72000000,
 0x00090200,