diff --git a/lang/src/son.rs b/lang/src/son.rs
index 6ef6a54..697aae1 100644
--- a/lang/src/son.rs
+++ b/lang/src/son.rs
@@ -2501,8 +2501,10 @@ impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
 
                 let mut inps = Vc::from([NEVER]);
                 let arg_base = self.tys.tmp.args.len();
+                let mut has_ptr_arg = false;
                 for arg in args {
                     let value = self.expr(arg)?;
+                    has_ptr_arg |= value.ty.has_pointers(&self.tys);
                     self.tys.tmp.args.push(value.ty);
                     debug_assert_ne!(self.ci.nodes[value.id].kind, Kind::Stre);
                     self.ci.nodes.lock(value.id);
@@ -2515,18 +2517,20 @@ impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
                     self.ci.nodes.unlock(n);
                 }
 
-                inps.push(self.ci.scope.store.value());
-                self.ci.scope.loads.retain(|&load| {
-                    if inps.contains(&load) {
-                        return true;
-                    }
+                if has_ptr_arg {
+                    inps.push(self.ci.scope.store.value());
+                    self.ci.scope.loads.retain(|&load| {
+                        if inps.contains(&load) {
+                            return true;
+                        }
 
-                    if !self.ci.nodes.unlock_remove(load) {
-                        inps.push(load);
-                    }
+                        if !self.ci.nodes.unlock_remove(load) {
+                            inps.push(load);
+                        }
 
-                    false
-                });
+                        false
+                    });
+                }
 
                 let alt_value = match ty.loc(&self.tys) {
                     Loc::Reg => None,
@@ -2540,7 +2544,9 @@ impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
                 inps[0] = self.ci.ctrl;
                 self.ci.ctrl = self.ci.nodes.new_node(ty, Kind::Call { func: ty::ECA, args }, inps);
 
-                self.store_mem(VOID, ty::Id::VOID, VOID);
+                if has_ptr_arg {
+                    self.store_mem(VOID, ty::Id::VOID, VOID);
+                }
 
                 alt_value.or(Some(Value::new(self.ci.ctrl).ty(ty)))
             }
diff --git a/lang/tests/son_tests_directives.txt b/lang/tests/son_tests_directives.txt
index 37b133c..9e04725 100644
--- a/lang/tests/son_tests_directives.txt
+++ b/lang/tests/son_tests_directives.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 main:
     ADDI64 r254, r254, -31d
-    LI64 r6, 6d
     LI64 r5, 5d
     LI64 r7, 20d
     LI64 r2, 1d
-    LI64 r9, 10d
+    LI64 r4, 10d
+    LI64 r6, 6d
     ADDI64 r8, r254, 15d
-    ST r9, r254, 15a, 8h
+    ST r4, r254, 15a, 8h
     ST r7, r254, 23a, 8h
     LD r3, r8, 0a, 16h
     ECA 
diff --git a/lang/tests/son_tests_signed_to_unsigned_upcast.txt b/lang/tests/son_tests_signed_to_unsigned_upcast.txt
index e69de29..75c8045 100644
--- a/lang/tests/son_tests_signed_to_unsigned_upcast.txt
+++ b/lang/tests/son_tests_signed_to_unsigned_upcast.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+main:
+    LI32 r1, 1w
+    ANDI r1, r1, 4294967295d
+    JALA r0, r31, 0a
+code size: 36
+ret: 1
+status: Ok(())