diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/dags.c b/tools/qfcc/source/dags.c
index 0f07edbbf..69a5100a8 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/dags.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/dags.c
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ generate_moveps (dag_t *dag, sblock_t *block, dagnode_t *dagnode)
 	operand_t   *operands[3] = {0, 0, 0};
 	statement_t *st;
 	operand_t   *dst = 0;
+	type_t      *type;
 
 	operands[0] = make_operand (dag, block, dagnode, 0);
 	operands[1] = make_operand (dag, block, dagnode, 1);
@@ -794,7 +795,8 @@ generate_moveps (dag_t *dag, sblock_t *block, dagnode_t *dagnode)
 		 var_iter = set_next (var_iter)) {
 		var = dag->labels[var_iter->element];
 		dst = var->op;
-		operands[2] = value_operand (new_pointer_val (0, 0, dst->o.def));
+		type = dst->o.def->type;
+		operands[2] = value_operand (new_pointer_val (0, type, dst->o.def));
 		st = build_statement ("<MOVEP>", operands, var->expr);
 		sblock_add_statement (block, st);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/value.c b/tools/qfcc/source/value.c
index bdaa9c6f3..29d6eabed 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/value.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/value.c
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ ex_value_t *
 new_pointer_val (int pointer_val, type_t *type, def_t *def)
 {
 	ex_value_t  val;
+	if (!type) {
+		internal_error (0, "pointer value with no type");
+	}
 	memset (&val, 0, sizeof (val));
 	set_val_type (&val, pointer_type (type));
 	val.v.pointer.val = pointer_val;