diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index af251f44995..1467f09f43f 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-02-09  Roger Sayle  <roger@eyesopen.com>
+
+	* config/alpha/alpha.c (emit_insxl): Force the first operand of
+	the insbl or inswl pattern into a register.
+
 2007-02-09  Roger Sayle  <roger@eyesopen.com>
 
 	* config/ia64/ia64.md (bswapdi2): New define_insn.
diff --git a/gcc/config/alpha/alpha.c b/gcc/config/alpha/alpha.c
index d4808a7db15..327efb458e5 100644
--- a/gcc/config/alpha/alpha.c
+++ b/gcc/config/alpha/alpha.c
@@ -4518,6 +4518,8 @@ emit_insxl (enum machine_mode mode, rtx op1, rtx op2)
       else
 	fn = gen_inswl_le;
     }
+  /* The insbl and inswl patterns require a register operand.  */
+  op1 = force_reg (mode, op1);
   emit_insn (fn (ret, op1, op2));
 
   return ret;