diff --git a/target/cr16c/translate.c b/target/cr16c/translate.c
index e204af9fa3..d93302a27f 100644
--- a/target/cr16c/translate.c
+++ b/target/cr16c/translate.c
@@ -743,14 +743,19 @@ static bool trans_CMP_reg(DisasContext *ctx, arg_CMP_reg *a) {
 }
 
 static bool trans_CMPD_reg(DisasContext *ctx, arg_CMPD_reg *a) {
+    TCGv tmp_a = tcg_temp_new_i32();
+    TCGv tmp_b = tcg_temp_new_i32();
+    tcg_gen_mov_i32(tmp_a, r[a->rs1]);
+    tcg_gen_mov_i32(tmp_b, r[a->rs2]);
+
     if (a->rs1 < CR16C_FIRST_32B_REG) {
-        tcg_gen_deposit_i32(r[a->rs1], r[a->rs1], r[a->rs1+1], 16, 16);
+        tcg_gen_deposit_i32(tmp_a, tmp_a, r[a->rs1+1], 16, 16);
     }
     if (a->rs2 < CR16C_FIRST_32B_REG) {
-        tcg_gen_deposit_i32(r[a->rs2], r[a->rs2], r[a->rs2+1], 16, 16);
+        tcg_gen_deposit_i32(tmp_b, tmp_b, r[a->rs2+1], 16, 16);
     }
 
-    gen_cmp(r[a->rs2], r[a->rs1]);
+    gen_cmp(tmp_b, tmp_a);
 
     return true;
 }