diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/idf.c b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/idf.c
index ebb9014a..fe038bbb 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/idf.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/idf.c
@@ -536,14 +536,14 @@ declare_formals(idf, fp)
 			parameter starts on a new word boundary.
 		*/
 		f_offset = align(f_offset + def->df_type->tp_size, (int) word_size);
+		RegisterAccount(def->df_address, def->df_type->tp_size,
+				regtype(def->df_type),
+				def->df_sc);
 		/* cvt int to char or short and double to float, if necessary
 		 */
 		formal_cvt(hasproto, def);
 
 		def->df_level = L_FORMAL2;	/* CJ */
-		RegisterAccount(def->df_address, def->df_type->tp_size,
-				regtype(def->df_type),
-				def->df_sc);
 		if (nparams++ >= STDC_NPARAMS)
 			strict("number of formal parameters exceeds ANSI limit");
 #ifdef DBSYMTAB
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/util.c b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/util.c
index 4ffe7ed5..fa51a525 100644
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/util.c
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/util.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ LoadLocal(off, sz)
 	if (p) p->t_count++;
 #endif
 #endif
+	if (p && p->t_size != sz) p->t_regtype = -1;
 	if (sz == word_size) C_lol(off);
 	else if (sz == dword_size) C_ldl(off);
 	else {
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ StoreLocal(off, sz)
 	if (p) p->t_count++;
 #endif
 #endif
+	if (p && p->t_size != sz) p->t_regtype = -1;
 	if (sz == word_size) C_stl(off);
 	else if (sz == dword_size) C_sdl(off);
 	else {