diff --git a/i386-gen.c b/i386-gen.c
index c18b9c34..fc0748fd 100644
--- a/i386-gen.c
+++ b/i386-gen.c
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ ST_FUNC void load(int r, SValue *sv)
     ft = sv->type.t;
     fc = sv->c.i;
 
+    ft &= ~(VT_VOLATILE | VT_CONSTANT);
+
     v = fr & VT_VALMASK;
     if (fr & VT_LVAL) {
         if (v == VT_LLOCAL) {
@@ -298,6 +300,7 @@ ST_FUNC void store(int r, SValue *v)
     ft = v->type.t;
     fc = v->c.i;
     fr = v->r & VT_VALMASK;
+    ft &= ~(VT_VOLATILE | VT_CONSTANT);
     bt = ft & VT_BTYPE;
     /* XXX: incorrect if float reg to reg */
     if (bt == VT_FLOAT) {
diff --git a/tests/tcctest.c b/tests/tcctest.c
index 381a9923..823a6576 100644
--- a/tests/tcctest.c
+++ b/tests/tcctest.c
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ int isid(int c);
 void funny_line_continuation (int, ..\
 . );
 
+char via_volatile (char);
+
 #define A 2
 #define N 1234 + A
 #define pf printf
@@ -693,6 +695,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     callsave_test();
     builtin_frame_address_test();
     intdiv_test();
+    if (via_volatile (42) != 42)
+      printf ("via_volatile broken\n");
     return 0; 
 }
 
@@ -2848,3 +2852,10 @@ void builtin_frame_address_test(void)
     bfa1(str-fp0);
 #endif
 }
+
+char via_volatile (char i)
+{
+  char volatile vi;
+  vi = i;
+  return vi;
+}
diff --git a/x86_64-gen.c b/x86_64-gen.c
index 692b420f..bf983d45 100644
--- a/x86_64-gen.c
+++ b/x86_64-gen.c
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ void load(int r, SValue *sv)
     ft = sv->type.t & ~VT_DEFSIGN;
     fc = sv->c.i;
 
+    ft &= ~(VT_VOLATILE | VT_CONSTANT);
+
 #ifndef TCC_TARGET_PE
     /* we use indirect access via got */
     if ((fr & VT_VALMASK) == VT_CONST && (fr & VT_SYM) &&
@@ -532,6 +534,7 @@ void store(int r, SValue *v)
     ft = v->type.t;
     fc = v->c.i;
     fr = v->r & VT_VALMASK;
+    ft &= ~(VT_VOLATILE | VT_CONSTANT);
     bt = ft & VT_BTYPE;
 
 #ifndef TCC_TARGET_PE