diff --git a/gcc/lra-lives.cc b/gcc/lra-lives.cc
index 796f00629b4..a755464ee81 100644
--- a/gcc/lra-lives.cc
+++ b/gcc/lra-lives.cc
@@ -724,7 +724,10 @@ process_bb_lives (basic_block bb, int &curr_point, bool dead_insn_p)
 	  bool remove_p = true;
 
 	  for (reg = curr_id->regs; reg != NULL; reg = reg->next)
-	    if (reg->type != OP_IN && sparseset_bit_p (pseudos_live, reg->regno))
+	    if (reg->type != OP_IN
+		&& (reg->regno < FIRST_PSEUDO_REGISTER
+		    ? TEST_HARD_REG_BIT (hard_regs_live, reg->regno)
+		    : sparseset_bit_p (pseudos_live, reg->regno)))
 	      {
 		remove_p = false;
 		break;