diff --git a/src/cmd/6g/cgen.c b/src/cmd/6g/cgen.c
index a2fbea43ec..d12bbef688 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6g/cgen.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6g/cgen.c
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ cgen(Node *n, Node *res)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if(sudoaddable(res, &addr)) {
-			a = optoas(OAS, res->type);
+		a = optoas(OAS, res->type);
+		if(sudoaddable(a, res, &addr)) {
 			if(f) {
 				regalloc(&n2, res->type, N);
 				cgen(n, &n2);
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ cgen(Node *n, Node *res)
 		goto ret;
 	}
 
-	if(sudoaddable(n, &addr)) {
-		a = optoas(OAS, n->type);
+	a = optoas(OAS, n->type);
+	if(sudoaddable(a, n, &addr)) {
 		if(res->op == OREGISTER) {
 			p1 = gins(a, N, res);
 			p1->from = addr;
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ abop:	// asymmetric binary
 		regalloc(&n1, nl->type, res);
 		cgen(nl, &n1);
 
-		if(sudoaddable(nr, &addr)) {
+		if(sudoaddable(a, nr, &addr)) {
 			p1 = gins(a, N, &n1);
 			p1->from = addr;
 			gmove(&n1, res);
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ abop:	// asymmetric binary
 			regfree(&n1);
 			goto ret;
 		}
-
 		regalloc(&n2, nr->type, N);
 		cgen(nr, &n2);
 	} else {
diff --git a/src/cmd/6g/gen.c b/src/cmd/6g/gen.c
index cdb76bc693..8f083ad299 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6g/gen.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6g/gen.c
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ cgen_asop(Node *n)
 	Node *nl, *nr;
 	Prog *p1;
 	Addr addr;
+	int a;
 
 	nl = n->left;
 	nr = n->right;
@@ -357,12 +358,13 @@ cgen_asop(Node *n)
 	case OADD:
 		if(smallintconst(nr))
 		if(mpgetfix(nr->val.u.xval) == 1) {
+			a = optoas(OINC, nl->type);
 			if(nl->addable) {
-				gins(optoas(OINC, nl->type), N, nl);
+				gins(a, N, nl);
 				goto ret;
 			}
-			if(sudoaddable(nl, &addr)) {
-				p1 = gins(optoas(OINC, nl->type), N, N);
+			if(sudoaddable(a, nl, &addr)) {
+				p1 = gins(a, N, N);
 				p1->to = addr;
 				sudoclean();
 				goto ret;
@@ -373,12 +375,13 @@ cgen_asop(Node *n)
 	case OSUB:
 		if(smallintconst(nr))
 		if(mpgetfix(nr->val.u.xval) == 1) {
+			a = optoas(ODEC, nl->type);
 			if(nl->addable) {
-				gins(optoas(ODEC, nl->type), N, nl);
+				gins(a, N, nl);
 				goto ret;
 			}
-			if(sudoaddable(nl, &addr)) {
-				p1 = gins(optoas(ODEC, nl->type), N, N);
+			if(sudoaddable(a, nl, &addr)) {
+				p1 = gins(a, N, N);
 				p1->to = addr;
 				sudoclean();
 				goto ret;
@@ -393,28 +396,29 @@ cgen_asop(Node *n)
 	case OXOR:
 	case OAND:
 	case OOR:
+		a = optoas(n->etype, nl->type);
 		if(nl->addable) {
 			if(smallintconst(nr)) {
-				gins(optoas(n->etype, nl->type), nr, nl);
+				gins(a, nr, nl);
 				goto ret;
 			}
 			regalloc(&n2, nr->type, N);
 			cgen(nr, &n2);
-			gins(optoas(n->etype, nl->type), &n2, nl);
+			gins(a, &n2, nl);
 			regfree(&n2);
 			goto ret;
 		}
 		if(nr->ullman < UINF)
-		if(sudoaddable(nl, &addr)) {
+		if(sudoaddable(a, nl, &addr)) {
 			if(smallintconst(nr)) {
-				p1 = gins(optoas(n->etype, nl->type), nr, N);
+				p1 = gins(a, nr, N);
 				p1->to = addr;
 				sudoclean();
 				goto ret;
 			}
 			regalloc(&n2, nr->type, N);
 			cgen(nr, &n2);
-			p1 = gins(optoas(n->etype, nl->type), &n2, N);
+			p1 = gins(a, &n2, N);
 			p1->to = addr;
 			regfree(&n2);
 			sudoclean();
diff --git a/src/cmd/6g/gg.h b/src/cmd/6g/gg.h
index 51619289f7..ed2e703dba 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6g/gg.h
+++ b/src/cmd/6g/gg.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void	buildtxt(void);
 Plist*	newplist(void);
 int	isfat(Type*);
 void	sudoclean(void);
-int	sudoaddable(Node*, Addr*);
+int	sudoaddable(int, Node*, Addr*);
 void	afunclit(Addr*);
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/cmd/6g/gsubr.c b/src/cmd/6g/gsubr.c
index 231caa6331..25a16a20e1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6g/gsubr.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6g/gsubr.c
@@ -1756,11 +1756,11 @@ sudoclean(void)
  * to release the register used for a.
  */
 int
-sudoaddable(Node *n, Addr *a)
+sudoaddable(int as, Node *n, Addr *a)
 {
 	int o, i, w;
 	int oary[10];
-	vlong v;
+	int64 v;
 	Node n1, n2, n3, *nn, *l, *r;
 	Node *reg, *reg1;
 	Prog *p1;
@@ -1770,8 +1770,13 @@ sudoaddable(Node *n, Addr *a)
 		return 0;
 
 	switch(n->op) {
-	default:
-		return 0;
+	case OLITERAL:
+		if(n->val.ctype != CTINT)
+			break;
+		v = mpgetfix(n->val.u.xval);
+		if(v >= 32000 || v <= -32000)
+			break;
+		goto lit;
 
 	case ODOT:
 	case ODOTPTR:
@@ -1790,6 +1795,30 @@ sudoaddable(Node *n, Addr *a)
 		reg1->op = OEMPTY;
 		goto oindex;
 	}
+	return 0;
+
+lit:
+	switch(as) {
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	case AADDB: case AADDW: case AADDL: case AADDQ:
+	case ASUBB: case ASUBW: case ASUBL: case ASUBQ:
+	case AANDB: case AANDW: case AANDL: case AANDQ:
+	case AORB:  case AORW:  case AORL:  case AORQ:
+	case AXORB: case AXORW: case AXORL: case AXORQ:
+	case AINCB: case AINCW: case AINCL: case AINCQ:
+	case ADECB: case ADECW: case ADECL: case ADECQ:
+	case AMOVB: case AMOVW: case AMOVL: case AMOVQ:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	cleani += 2;
+	reg = &clean[cleani-1];
+	reg1 = &clean[cleani-2];
+	reg->op = OEMPTY;
+	reg1->op = OEMPTY;
+	naddr(n, a);
+	goto yes;
 
 odot:
 	o = dotoffset(n, oary, &nn);