diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_visitor.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_visitor.cpp
index 984b08a6b60..964ad4074a6 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_visitor.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_visitor.cpp
@@ -361,12 +361,12 @@ fs_visitor::visit(ir_expression *ir)
       break;
    case ir_unop_neg:
       op[0].negate = !op[0].negate;
-      this->result = op[0];
+      emit(MOV(this->result, op[0]));
       break;
    case ir_unop_abs:
       op[0].abs = true;
       op[0].negate = false;
-      this->result = op[0];
+      emit(MOV(this->result, op[0]));
       break;
    case ir_unop_sign:
       temp = fs_reg(this, ir->type);
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4_visitor.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4_visitor.cpp
index 454ec38feea..455d9dcb12c 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4_visitor.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4_visitor.cpp
@@ -1365,12 +1365,12 @@ vec4_visitor::visit(ir_expression *ir)
       break;
    case ir_unop_neg:
       op[0].negate = !op[0].negate;
-      this->result = op[0];
+      emit(MOV(result_dst, op[0]));
       break;
    case ir_unop_abs:
       op[0].abs = true;
       op[0].negate = false;
-      this->result = op[0];
+      emit(MOV(result_dst, op[0]));
       break;
 
    case ir_unop_sign: