diff --git a/arm-gen.c b/arm-gen.c
index cca9da5d..9b6bca26 100644
--- a/arm-gen.c
+++ b/arm-gen.c
@@ -1177,7 +1177,8 @@ again:
     }
   }
 
-  /* second pass to restore registers that were saved on stack by accident */
+  /* second pass to restore registers that were saved on stack by accident.
+     Maybe redundant after the "lvalue_save" patch in tccgen.c:gv() */
   if (++pass < 2)
     goto again;
 
diff --git a/i386-gen.c b/i386-gen.c
index 79087d08..b96e4fb6 100644
--- a/i386-gen.c
+++ b/i386-gen.c
@@ -848,6 +848,8 @@ ST_FUNC void gen_opi(int op)
         fr = vtop[0].r;
         vtop--;
         save_reg(TREG_EDX);
+        /* save EAX too if used otherwise */
+        save_reg_upstack(TREG_EAX, 1);
         if (op == TOK_UMULL) {
             o(0xf7); /* mul fr */
             o(0xe0 + fr);
diff --git a/tcc.h b/tcc.h
index c25ab019..49fde3bd 100644
--- a/tcc.h
+++ b/tcc.h
@@ -1295,6 +1295,7 @@ ST_FUNC void lexpand_nr(void);
 #endif
 ST_FUNC void vpushv(SValue *v);
 ST_FUNC void save_reg(int r);
+ST_FUNC void save_reg_upstack(int r, int n);
 ST_FUNC int get_reg(int rc);
 ST_FUNC void save_regs(int n);
 ST_FUNC void gaddrof(void);
diff --git a/tccgen.c b/tccgen.c
index 56be31bf..8144dc04 100644
--- a/tccgen.c
+++ b/tccgen.c
@@ -533,17 +533,35 @@ static void vdup(void)
     vpushv(vtop);
 }
 
+/* save registers up to (vtop - n) stack entry */
+ST_FUNC void save_regs(int n)
+{
+    SValue *p, *p1;
+    for(p = vstack, p1 = vtop - n; p <= p1; p++)
+        save_reg(p->r);
+}
+
 /* save r to the memory stack, and mark it as being free */
 ST_FUNC void save_reg(int r)
+{
+    save_reg_upstack(r, 0);
+}
+
+/* save r to the memory stack, and mark it as being free,
+   if seen up to (vtop - n) stack entry */
+ST_FUNC void save_reg_upstack(int r, int n)
 {
     int l, saved, size, align;
-    SValue *p, sv;
+    SValue *p, *p1, sv;
     CType *type;
 
+    if ((r &= VT_VALMASK) >= VT_CONST)
+        return;
+
     /* modify all stack values */
     saved = 0;
     l = 0;
-    for(p=vstack;p<=vtop;p++) {
+    for(p = vstack, p1 = vtop - n; p <= p1; p++) {
         if ((p->r & VT_VALMASK) == r ||
             ((p->type.t & VT_BTYPE) == VT_LLONG && (p->r2 & VT_VALMASK) == r)) {
             /* must save value on stack if not already done */
@@ -659,20 +677,6 @@ ST_FUNC int get_reg(int rc)
     return -1;
 }
 
-/* save registers up to (vtop - n) stack entry */
-ST_FUNC void save_regs(int n)
-{
-    int r;
-    SValue *p, *p1;
-    p1 = vtop - n;
-    for(p = vstack;p <= p1; p++) {
-        r = p->r & VT_VALMASK;
-        if (r < VT_CONST) {
-            save_reg(r);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /* move register 's' (of type 't') to 'r', and flush previous value of r to memory
    if needed */
 static void move_reg(int r, int s, int t)
@@ -859,13 +863,17 @@ ST_FUNC int gv(int rc)
                     vpushi(ll >> 32); /* second word */
                 } else
 #endif
-                if (r >= VT_CONST || /* XXX: test to VT_CONST incorrect ? */
-                           (vtop->r & VT_LVAL)) {
+                if (vtop->r & VT_LVAL) {
                     /* We do not want to modifier the long long
                        pointer here, so the safest (and less
                        efficient) is to save all the other registers
                        in the stack. XXX: totally inefficient. */
+               #if 0
                     save_regs(1);
+               #else
+                    /* lvalue_save: save only if used further down the stack */
+                    save_reg_upstack(vtop->r, 1);
+               #endif
                     /* load from memory */
                     vtop->type.t = load_type;
                     load(r, vtop);
diff --git a/tests/tcctest.c b/tests/tcctest.c
index 5e9b07f3..e55dc054 100644
--- a/tests/tcctest.c
+++ b/tests/tcctest.c
@@ -1953,6 +1953,11 @@ long long int value(struct S *v)
     return ((long long int)v->item);
 }
 
+long long llfunc2(long long x, long long y, int z)
+{
+    return x * y * z;
+}
+
 void longlong_test(void)
 {
     long long a, b, c;
@@ -1999,15 +2004,17 @@ void longlong_test(void)
     }
     lloptest(0x80000000, 0);
 
-    /* another long long spill test */
     {
-        long long *p, v;
+        long long *p, v, **pp;
         v = 1;
         p = &v;
         p[0]++;
-        printf("%lld\n", *p);
-    }
+        printf("another long long spill test : %lld\n", *p);
+        pp = &p;
 
+        v = llfunc2(**pp, **pp, ia);
+        printf("a long long function (arm-)reg-args test : %lld\n", v);
+    }
     a = 68719476720LL;
     b = 4294967295LL;
     printf("%d %d %d %d\n", a > b, a < b, a >= b, a <= b);