diff --git a/src/lj_opt_fold.c b/src/lj_opt_fold.c
index acbf36a5c7..9873b47e35 100644
--- a/src/lj_opt_fold.c
+++ b/src/lj_opt_fold.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ LJFOLDF(simplify_conv_sext)
   if (ref == J->scev.idx) {
     IRRef lo = J->scev.dir ? J->scev.start : J->scev.stop;
     lua_assert(irt_isint(J->scev.t));
-    if (lo && IR(lo)->i + ofs >= 0) {
+    if (lo && IR(lo)->o == IR_KINT && IR(lo)->i + ofs >= 0) {
     ok_reduce:
 #if LJ_TARGET_X64
       /* Eliminate widening. All 32 bit ops do an implicit zero-extension. */