diff --git a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Recompiler/Arm/ArmRecompilerOps.cpp b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Recompiler/Arm/ArmRecompilerOps.cpp
index d05729076..aa80c096d 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Recompiler/Arm/ArmRecompilerOps.cpp
+++ b/Source/Project64-core/N64System/Recompiler/Arm/ArmRecompilerOps.cpp
@@ -4161,10 +4161,14 @@ void CArmRecompilerOps::CompileCop1Test()
     if (m_RegWorkingSet.GetFpuBeenUsed())
         return;
 
-    MoveVariableToArmReg(&g_Reg->STATUS_REGISTER, "STATUS_REGISTER", Arm_R1);
-    MoveConstToArmReg(Arm_R2, STATUS_CU1, "STATUS_REGISTER");
-    AndArmRegToArmReg(Arm_R2, Arm_R1);
-    CompareArmRegToConst(Arm_R1, 0);
+    ArmReg TempReg1 = m_RegWorkingSet.Map_TempReg(Arm_Any, -1, false);
+    ArmReg TempReg2 = m_RegWorkingSet.Map_TempReg(Arm_Any, -1, false);
+    MoveVariableToArmReg(&g_Reg->STATUS_REGISTER, "STATUS_REGISTER", TempReg1);
+    MoveConstToArmReg(TempReg2, STATUS_CU1, "STATUS_CU1");
+    AndArmRegToArmReg(TempReg1, TempReg2);
+    CompareArmRegToConst(TempReg1, 0);
+    m_RegWorkingSet.SetArmRegProtected(TempReg1,false);
+    m_RegWorkingSet.SetArmRegProtected(TempReg2,false);
     CompileExit(m_CompilePC, m_CompilePC, m_RegWorkingSet, CExitInfo::COP1_Unuseable, ArmBranch_Equal);
     m_RegWorkingSet.SetFpuBeenUsed(true);
 }