diff --git a/assemble_aux.c b/assemble_aux.c
index 2218033..f678185 100644
--- a/assemble_aux.c
+++ b/assemble_aux.c
@@ -671,6 +671,10 @@ void store_value(
     } else {
         if (SYM_IS_IMPORTED(sym)) {
             store_global_offset_word(stack->top, tr, size, sym->value + offset, sym->label);
+        } else if (sym->section->type == SECTION_REGISTER) {
+            /* Delayed action: evaluate_rec() excludes SECTION_REGISTER when
+             * turning symbols into EX_LIT. Do it here now. */
+            store_word(stack->top, tr, size, sym->value + offset);
         } else if (sym->section != current_pc->section) {
             store_psect_offset_word(stack->top, tr, size, sym->value + offset, sym->section->label);
         } else {
diff --git a/tests/test-word-comma.lst.ok b/tests/test-word-comma.lst.ok
index eceef7c..047e2fb 100644
--- a/tests/test-word-comma.lst.ok
+++ b/tests/test-word-comma.lst.ok
@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@
       10 000042 000001  000000  000003          .word   1,,3   ; 3 words
       11 000050 000001  000002  000003          .word   1,2,3  ; 3 words
       12                                
-      12                                
+      13 000056 000000  000001  000002          .word   r0,wait,r1+1,wait+2,%4,%4+1     ; 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
+         000064 000003  000004  000005  
+      13                                
 
 
 Symbol table
 
-.       000056R      001 START   000000R      001 
+.       000072R      001 START   000000R      001 
 
 
 Program sections:
 
 . ABS.  000000    000   (RW,I,GBL,ABS,OVR,NOSAV)
-        000056    001   (RW,I,LCL,REL,CON,NOSAV)
+        000072    001   (RW,I,LCL,REL,CON,NOSAV)
diff --git a/tests/test-word-comma.mac b/tests/test-word-comma.mac
index 16a594e..acdb3ca 100644
--- a/tests/test-word-comma.mac
+++ b/tests/test-word-comma.mac
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ start:  .word   123    ; 1 word
         .word   1,,3   ; 3 words
         .word   1,2,3  ; 3 words
 
+        .word   r0,wait,r1+1,wait+2,%4,%4+1     ; 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5