diff --git a/compiler/dex/quick/mips/call_mips.cc b/compiler/dex/quick/mips/call_mips.cc
index 3af3715..e1bdb2e 100644
--- a/compiler/dex/quick/mips/call_mips.cc
+++ b/compiler/dex/quick/mips/call_mips.cc
@@ -261,11 +261,11 @@
 
 void MipsMir2Lir::GenMoveException(RegLocation rl_dest) {
   int ex_offset = Thread::ExceptionOffset<4>().Int32Value();
-  RegLocation rl_result = EvalLoc(rl_dest, kCoreReg, true);
-  RegStorage reset_reg = AllocTemp();
-  Load32Disp(rs_rMIPS_SELF, ex_offset, rl_result.reg);
+  RegLocation rl_result = EvalLoc(rl_dest, kRefReg, true);
+  RegStorage reset_reg = AllocTempRef();
+  LoadRefDisp(rs_rMIPS_SELF, ex_offset, rl_result.reg);
   LoadConstant(reset_reg, 0);
-  Store32Disp(rs_rMIPS_SELF, ex_offset, reset_reg);
+  StoreRefDisp(rs_rMIPS_SELF, ex_offset, reset_reg);
   FreeTemp(reset_reg);
   StoreValue(rl_dest, rl_result);
 }