diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c
index 52dcf65ec4828..ad443e6606d2f 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c
@@ -7763,7 +7763,7 @@ generate_code (TransformData *td, MonoMethod *method, MonoMethodHeader *header,
 				} else {
 					int loc_n = arg_locals [n];
 					interp_add_ins (td, MINT_LDLOCA_S);
-					interp_ins_set_sreg (td->last_ins, n);
+					interp_ins_set_sreg (td->last_ins, loc_n);
 					td->vars [loc_n].indirects++;
 				}
 				push_simple_type (td, STACK_TYPE_MP);