diff --git a/src/stub/src/arch/arm/v5a/macros.S b/src/stub/src/arch/arm/v5a/macros.S
index c835fc8a..50152269 100644
--- a/src/stub/src/arch/arm/v5a/macros.S
+++ b/src/stub/src/arch/arm/v5a/macros.S
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 .endm
 
 .macro          loadcon8 reg,val8
-        .byte \val8, \reg<<4, 0xa0, 0xe3  /* mov \reg,#\val8 */
+        .long (0xe3<<24)|(0xa0<<16)|((\reg<<4)<<8)+(\val8)  /* mov \reg,#\val8 */
 .endm
 
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