diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/6c/txt.c b/sys/src/cmd/6c/txt.c
index 85c4f2a46..5239b5633 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/6c/txt.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/6c/txt.c
@@ -677,14 +677,10 @@ gmove(Node *f, Node *t)
 			return;
 		}
 	case TUVLONG:
-		a = AMOVQ;
-		goto ld;
 	case TIND:
 		a = AMOVQ;
-
 	ld:
 		regalloc(&nod, f, t);
-		nod.type = t64? types[TVLONG]: types[TINT];
 		gins(a, f, &nod);
 		gmove(&nod, t);
 		regfree(&nod);
@@ -692,19 +688,10 @@ gmove(Node *f, Node *t)
 
 	case TFLOAT:
 		a = AMOVSS;
-		goto fld;
+		goto ld;
 	case TDOUBLE:
 		a = AMOVSD;
-	fld:
-		regalloc(&nod, f, t);
-		if(tt != TDOUBLE && tt != TFLOAT){	/* TO DO: why is this here */
-			prtree(f, "odd tree");
-			nod.type = t64? types[TVLONG]: types[TINT];
-		}
-		gins(a, f, &nod);
-		gmove(&nod, t);
-		regfree(&nod);
-		return;
+		goto ld;
 	}
 
 /*
@@ -1077,7 +1064,7 @@ gmove(Node *f, Node *t)
 	case CASE(	TUSHORT,TFLOAT):
 	case CASE(	TINT,	TFLOAT):
 	case CASE(	TLONG,	TFLOAT):
-	case	CASE(	TVLONG,	TFLOAT):
+	case CASE(	TVLONG,	TFLOAT):
 	case CASE(	TIND,	TFLOAT):
 
 	case CASE(	TCHAR,	TDOUBLE):
diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/cc/com.c b/sys/src/cmd/cc/com.c
index c34b7156f..b8a3b5c44 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/cc/com.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/cc/com.c
@@ -178,12 +178,15 @@ tcomo(Node *n, int f)
 		arith(n, 0);
 		while(n->left->op == OCAST)
 			n->left = n->left->left;
-		if(!sametype(t, n->type) && !mixedasop(t, n->type)) {
-			r = new1(OCAST, n->right, Z);
-			r->type = t;
-			n->right = r;
+		if(!mixedasop(t, n->type)) {
+			if(!sametype(t, n->type)) {
+				r = new1(OCAST, n->right, Z);
+				r->type = t;
+				n->right = r;
+				n->type = t;
+			}
+		} else
 			n->type = t;
-		}
 		break;
 
 	case OASMUL:
@@ -205,11 +208,16 @@ tcomo(Node *n, int f)
 		arith(n, 0);
 		while(n->left->op == OCAST)
 			n->left = n->left->left;
-		if(!sametype(t, n->type) && !mixedasop(t, n->type)) {
-			r = new1(OCAST, n->right, Z);
-			r->type = t;
-			n->right = r;
+		if(!mixedasop(t, n->type)) {
+			if(!sametype(t, n->type)) {
+				r = new1(OCAST, n->right, Z);
+				r->type = t;
+				n->right = r;
+				n->type = t;
+			}
+		} else {
 			n->type = t;
+			break;
 		}
 		if(typeu[n->type->etype]) {
 			if(n->op == OASDIV)