diff --git a/compiler/z/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.cpp b/compiler/z/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.cpp
index 69de7b771b3..ea9c62b85c2 100644
--- a/compiler/z/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/compiler/z/codegen/OMRTreeEvaluator.cpp
@@ -13787,7 +13787,7 @@ OMR::Z::TreeEvaluator::iRegStoreEvaluator(TR::Node * node, TR::CodeGenerator * c
 
    if (!useLGHI)
       {
-      globalReg = cg->evaluate(value);
+      globalReg = needsLGFR && noLGFgenerated ? cg->gprClobberEvaluate(value) : cg->evaluate(value);
       }
    else
       {