diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/i386-expand.c b/gcc/config/i386/i386-expand.c
index f441ba9..cf3e741 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/i386-expand.c
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/i386-expand.c
@@ -164,18 +164,22 @@ ix86_expand_clear (rtx dest)
   rtx tmp;
 
   /* We play register width games, which are only valid after reload.  */
-  gcc_assert (reload_completed);
-
-  /* Avoid HImode and its attendant prefix byte.  */
-  if (GET_MODE_SIZE (GET_MODE (dest)) < 4)
-    dest = gen_rtx_REG (SImode, REGNO (dest));
-  tmp = gen_rtx_SET (dest, const0_rtx);
-
-  if (!TARGET_USE_MOV0 || optimize_insn_for_size_p ())
+  if (reload_completed && GENERAL_REG_P (dest))
     {
-      rtx clob = gen_rtx_CLOBBER (VOIDmode, gen_rtx_REG (CCmode, FLAGS_REG));
-      tmp = gen_rtx_PARALLEL (VOIDmode, gen_rtvec (2, tmp, clob));
+      /* Avoid HImode and its attendant prefix byte.  */
+      if (GET_MODE_SIZE (GET_MODE (dest)) < 4)
+        dest = gen_rtx_REG (SImode, REGNO (dest));
+      tmp = gen_rtx_SET (dest, const0_rtx);
+
+      if (!TARGET_USE_MOV0 || optimize_insn_for_size_p ())
+	{
+	  rtx clob = gen_rtx_CLOBBER (VOIDmode,
+				      gen_rtx_REG (CCmode, FLAGS_REG));
+	  tmp = gen_rtx_PARALLEL (VOIDmode, gen_rtvec (2, tmp, clob));
+	}
     }
+  else
+    tmp = gen_rtx_SET (dest, const0_rtx);
 
   emit_insn (tmp);
 }