diff --git a/riscv/decode.h b/riscv/decode.h
index 903eef53..189e1845 100644
--- a/riscv/decode.h
+++ b/riscv/decode.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ private:
 #define RS1 R[insn.rtype.rs1]
 #define RS2 R[insn.rtype.rs2]
 #define RD do_writeback(R,insn.rtype.rd)
+#define RA do_writeback(R,1)
 #define FRS1 FR[insn.ftype.rs1]
 #define FRS2 FR[insn.ftype.rs2]
 #define FRS3 FR[insn.ftype.rs3]
diff --git a/riscv/insns/jal.h b/riscv/insns/jal.h
index 7a703071..bca7241e 100644
--- a/riscv/insns/jal.h
+++ b/riscv/insns/jal.h
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-R[1] = npc;
+RA = npc;
 npc = JUMP_TARGET;