1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/assemble.c b/assemble.c
index 98bb5074..8058979e 100644
--- a/assemble.c
+++ b/assemble.c
@@ -546,7 +546,9 @@ static int is_sbyte (insn *ins, int op, int size)
     int ret;
     
     ret = !(ins->forw_ref && ins->oprs[op].opflags ) &&	/* dead in the water on forward reference or External */
-              ins->oprs[op].wrt==NO_SEG && ins->oprs[op].segment==NO_SEG;
+          !(ins->oprs[op].type & (BITS16|BITS32)) &&    /* John Coffman's 3/24/01 patch - fbk - 10/16/01 */
+          ins->oprs[op].wrt==NO_SEG && ins->oprs[op].segment==NO_SEG;
+
     v = ins->oprs[op].offset;
     if (size==16) v = (signed short)v;   /* sign extend if 16 bits */