diff --git a/util/ego/descr/vax2.descr b/util/ego/descr/vax2.descr
index ae82dda2a..4b80697bc 100644
--- a/util/ego/descr/vax2.descr
+++ b/util/ego/descr/vax2.descr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ wordsize: 2
 pointersize: 4
 %%RA
 general registers: 3
-address registers: 5
+address registers: 4
 floating point registers: 0
 
 register score parameters: