diff --git a/src/lj_asm_arm64.h b/src/lj_asm_arm64.h
index c216fced..5e690308 100644
--- a/src/lj_asm_arm64.h
+++ b/src/lj_asm_arm64.h
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ static void asm_intneg(ASMState *as, IRIns *ir)
 static void asm_intmul(ASMState *as, IRIns *ir)
 {
   Reg dest = ra_dest(as, ir, RSET_GPR);
-  Reg left = ra_alloc1(as, ir->op1, rset_exclude(RSET_GPR, dest));
+  Reg left = ra_alloc1(as, ir->op1, RSET_GPR);
   Reg right = ra_alloc1(as, ir->op2, rset_exclude(RSET_GPR, left));
   if (irt_isguard(ir->t)) {  /* IR_MULOV */
     asm_guardcc(as, CC_NE);