diff --git a/src/mips/lithium-mips.cc b/src/mips/lithium-mips.cc
index 326125c206..2325064de2 100644
--- a/src/mips/lithium-mips.cc
+++ b/src/mips/lithium-mips.cc
@@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@ LInstruction* LChunkBuilder::DoAccessArgumentsAt(HAccessArgumentsAt* instr) {
     index = UseOrConstant(instr->index());
   } else {
     length = UseTempRegister(instr->length());
-    index = Use(instr->index());
+    index = UseRegisterAtStart(instr->index());
   }
   return DefineAsRegister(new(zone()) LAccessArgumentsAt(args, length, index));
 }