diff --git a/src/mips/Ginit.c b/src/mips/Ginit.c
index d7dddae..bd50aab 100644
--- a/src/mips/Ginit.c
+++ b/src/mips/Ginit.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
   if (write)
     return -1;
 
-  *(unw_word_t *) (uintptr_t) addr = *val;
+  *val = *(unw_word_t *) (uintptr_t) addr;
   Debug (16, "mem[%llx] <- %llx\n", (long long) addr, (long long) *val);
   return 0;
 }