diff --git a/src/compiler/NubLang/Generation/QBE/QBEGenerator.cs b/src/compiler/NubLang/Generation/QBE/QBEGenerator.cs
index 6e7ac51..92f40b9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/NubLang/Generation/QBE/QBEGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/compiler/NubLang/Generation/QBE/QBEGenerator.cs
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ public class QBEGenerator
 
     private string EmitUnwrap(Val val)
     {
-        return val.Name;
+        return val.IsLValue ? EmitLoad(val.Type, val.Name) : val.Name;
     }
 
     private static int SizeOf(TypeNode type)