diff --git a/compiler/vm.nim b/compiler/vm.nim
index a9bc95a195..d518a2159c 100644
--- a/compiler/vm.nim
+++ b/compiler/vm.nim
@@ -633,6 +633,8 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
           regs[ra].intVal = cast[int](regs[rb].node.intVal)
         of rkNodeAddr:
           regs[ra].intVal = cast[int](regs[rb].nodeAddr)
+        of rkInt:
+          regs[ra].intVal = regs[rb].intVal
         else:
           stackTrace(c, tos, pc, "opcCastPtrToInt: got " & $regs[rb].kind)
       of 2: # tyRef