diff --git a/aom_dsp/x86/highbd_subpel_variance_impl_sse2.asm b/aom_dsp/x86/highbd_subpel_variance_impl_sse2.asm
index 797e9c1..ee19796 100644
--- a/aom_dsp/x86/highbd_subpel_variance_impl_sse2.asm
+++ b/aom_dsp/x86/highbd_subpel_variance_impl_sse2.asm
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   paddd                m6, m4
   mov                  r1, ssem         ; r1 = unsigned int *sse
   movd               [r1], m7           ; store sse
-  movd                rax, m6           ; store sum as return value
+  movd                eax, m6           ; store sum as return value
 %endif
   RET
 %endmacro