diff --git a/tests/alive-tv/asm/load.srctgt.ll b/tests/alive-tv/asm/load.srctgt.ll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff2f5c612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/alive-tv/asm/load.srctgt.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+target datalayout = "e-i64:64"
+
+@g = external global i64
+
+define i64 @src() {
+  %1 = load i64, ptr @g, align 16
+  ret i64 %1
+}
+
+define i64 @tgt() {
+  %1 = load i64, ptr @g
+  ret i64 %1
+}
diff --git a/tools/transform.cpp b/tools/transform.cpp
index 35a2135fd..616cc4e8e 100644
--- a/tools/transform.cpp
+++ b/tools/transform.cpp
@@ -1133,6 +1133,9 @@ static void calculateAndInitConstants(Transform &t) {
   if (!does_int_mem_access && !does_ptr_mem_access && has_fncall)
     does_int_mem_access = true;
 
+  if (does_int_mem_access && t.tgt.has(FnAttrs::Asm))
+    does_ptr_mem_access = true;
+
   auto has_attr = [&](ParamAttrs::Attribute a) -> bool {
     for (auto fn : { &t.src, &t.tgt }) {
       for (auto &v : fn->getInputs()) {