diff --git a/tcg/tci.c b/tcg/tci.c
index dd9bcd74f3..e323351b75 100644
--- a/tcg/tci.c
+++ b/tcg/tci.c
@@ -181,10 +181,16 @@ static tcg_target_ulong tci_read_label(const uint8_t **tb_ptr)
  * where arguments is a sequence of
  *
  *   c = condition (TCGCond)
+ *   l = label or pointer
  *   r = register
  *   s = signed ldst offset
  */
 
+static void tci_args_l(const uint8_t **tb_ptr, void **l0)
+{
+    *l0 = (void *)tci_read_label(tb_ptr);
+}
+
 static void tci_args_rr(const uint8_t **tb_ptr,
                         TCGReg *r0, TCGReg *r1)
 {
@@ -418,9 +424,9 @@ uintptr_t QEMU_DISABLE_CFI tcg_qemu_tb_exec(CPUArchState *env,
 #endif
             break;
         case INDEX_op_br:
-            label = tci_read_label(&tb_ptr);
+            tci_args_l(&tb_ptr, &ptr);
             tci_assert(tb_ptr == old_code_ptr + op_size);
-            tb_ptr = (uint8_t *)label;
+            tb_ptr = ptr;
             continue;
         case INDEX_op_setcond_i32:
             tci_args_rrrc(&tb_ptr, &r0, &r1, &r2, &condition);