diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
index 15cc5bd302..df97408dee 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -2897,7 +2897,7 @@ fn airArrayElemVal(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const offset_reg_lock = self.register_manager.lockRegAssumeUnused(offset_reg);
     defer self.register_manager.unlockReg(offset_reg_lock);
 
-    const addr_reg = try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp);
+    const addr_reg = (try self.register_manager.allocReg(null, gp)).to64();
     switch (array) {
         .register => {
             const off = @intCast(i32, try self.allocMem(
@@ -2906,19 +2906,32 @@ fn airArrayElemVal(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
                 array_ty.abiAlignment(self.target.*),
             ));
             try self.genSetStack(array_ty, off, array, .{});
-            try self.asmRegisterMemory(.lea, addr_reg.to64(), Memory.sib(.qword, .{
+            try self.asmRegisterMemory(.lea, addr_reg, Memory.sib(.qword, .{
                 .base = .rbp,
                 .disp = -off,
             }));
         },
         .stack_offset => |off| {
-            try self.asmRegisterMemory(.lea, addr_reg.to64(), Memory.sib(.qword, .{
+            try self.asmRegisterMemory(.lea, addr_reg, Memory.sib(.qword, .{
                 .base = .rbp,
                 .disp = -off,
             }));
         },
-        .memory, .linker_load => {
-            try self.loadMemPtrIntoRegister(addr_reg, Type.usize, array);
+        .memory => |addr| try self.genSetReg(Type.usize, addr_reg, .{ .immediate = addr }),
+        .linker_load => |load_struct| {
+            const atom_index = if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.MachO)) |macho_file| blk: {
+                const atom = try macho_file.getOrCreateAtomForDecl(self.mod_fn.owner_decl);
+                break :blk macho_file.getAtom(atom).getSymbolIndex().?;
+            } else if (self.bin_file.cast(link.File.Coff)) |coff_file| blk: {
+                const atom = try coff_file.getOrCreateAtomForDecl(self.mod_fn.owner_decl);
+                break :blk coff_file.getAtom(atom).getSymbolIndex().?;
+            } else unreachable;
+
+            switch (load_struct.type) {
+                .import => unreachable,
+                .got => try self.asmMovLinker(addr_reg, atom_index, load_struct),
+                .direct => try self.asmLeaLinker(addr_reg, atom_index, load_struct),
+            }
         },
         else => return self.fail("TODO implement array_elem_val when array is {}", .{array}),
     }