diff --git a/x86_64-gen.c b/x86_64-gen.c
index e33a38a..80a4822 100644
--- a/x86_64-gen.c
+++ b/x86_64-gen.c
@@ -474,7 +474,10 @@ void load(int r, SValue *sv)
                 gen_le32(fc);
             }
         } else if (v == VT_LOCAL) {
-            orex(1,0,r,0x8d); /* lea xxx(%ebp), r */
+            if (sv->sym->type.t & VT_VLA)
+                orex(1,0,r,0x8b); /* mov xxx(%ebp), r */
+            else
+                orex(1,0,r,0x8d); /* lea xxx(%ebp), r */
             gen_modrm(r, VT_LOCAL, sv->sym, fc);
         } else if (v == VT_CMP) {
             orex(0,r,0,0);