diff --git a/src/lj_asm_mips.h b/src/lj_asm_mips.h
index e9cce916..8824081e 100644
--- a/src/lj_asm_mips.h
+++ b/src/lj_asm_mips.h
@@ -1337,8 +1337,8 @@ static void asm_fload(ASMState *as, IRIns *ir)
       }
     }
     ofs = field_ofs[ir->op2];
+    lj_assertA(!irt_isfp(ir->t), "bad FP FLOAD");
   }
-  lj_assertA(!irt_isfp(ir->t), "bad FP FLOAD");
   emit_tsi(as, mi, dest, idx, ofs);
 }