diff --git a/src/target.cpp b/src/target.cpp
index 25dfa9d3c..8372e9ce9 100644
--- a/src/target.cpp
+++ b/src/target.cpp
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ const char *arch_stack_pointer_register_name(const ArchType *arch) {
         case ZigLLVM_UnknownArch:
             zig_unreachable();
         case ZigLLVM_x86:
-            return "sp";
+            return "esp";
         case ZigLLVM_x86_64:
             return "rsp";
         case ZigLLVM_aarch64: