diff --git a/Ghidra/Processors/AARCH64/data/languages/AARCH64base.sinc b/Ghidra/Processors/AARCH64/data/languages/AARCH64base.sinc
index 35ada38a4e..08ed874159 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Processors/AARCH64/data/languages/AARCH64base.sinc
+++ b/Ghidra/Processors/AARCH64/data/languages/AARCH64base.sinc
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@ is size.ldstr=3 & b_2429=0x8 & b_23=1 & L=1 & b_21=0 & b_15=1 & addrReg & Rt_GPR
 :ldar Rt_GPR32, addrReg
 is size.ldstr=2 & b_2429=0x8 & b_23=1 & L=1 & b_21=0 & b_1620=0b11111 & b_15=1 & b_1014=0b11111 & addrReg & Rt_GPR32 & Rt_GPR64
 {
-	Rt_GPR64 = *addrReg;
+	Rt_GPR64 = zext(*:4 addrReg);
 }
 
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