diff --git a/src/amd/compiler/aco_assembler.cpp b/src/amd/compiler/aco_assembler.cpp
index 057545406e8..789ea65341f 100644
--- a/src/amd/compiler/aco_assembler.cpp
+++ b/src/amd/compiler/aco_assembler.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ emit_instruction(asm_context& ctx, std::vector<uint32_t>& out, Instruction* inst
       instr->operands.pop_back();
       assert(instr->operands[1].isConstant());
       /* in case it's an inline constant, make it a literal */
-      instr->operands[1].setFixed(PhysReg(255));
+      instr->operands[1] = Operand::literal32(instr->operands[1].constantValue());
    }
 
    uint32_t opcode = ctx.opcode[(int)instr->opcode];
@@ -912,8 +912,8 @@ emit_long_jump(asm_context& ctx, SOPP_instruction* branch, bool backwards,
    instr.reset(bld.sop1(aco_opcode::s_getpc_b64, branch->definitions[0]).instr);
    emit_instruction(ctx, out, instr.get());
 
-   instr.reset(bld.sop2(aco_opcode::s_addc_u32, def_tmp_lo, op_tmp_lo, Operand::zero()).instr);
-   instr->operands[1].setFixed(PhysReg{255}); /* this operand has to be a literal */
+   instr.reset(
+      bld.sop2(aco_opcode::s_addc_u32, def_tmp_lo, op_tmp_lo, Operand::literal32(0)).instr);
    emit_instruction(ctx, out, instr.get());
    branch->pass_flags = out.size();
 
diff --git a/src/amd/compiler/aco_ir.h b/src/amd/compiler/aco_ir.h
index 28c3d445262..9cb5681da68 100644
--- a/src/amd/compiler/aco_ir.h
+++ b/src/amd/compiler/aco_ir.h
@@ -644,6 +644,17 @@ public:
       return op;
    }
 
+   static Operand literal32(uint32_t v) noexcept
+   {
+      Operand op;
+      op.control_ = 0;
+      op.data_.i = v;
+      op.isConstant_ = true;
+      op.constSize = 2;
+      op.setFixed(PhysReg{255});
+      return op;
+   }
+
    explicit Operand(RegClass type) noexcept
    {
       isUndef_ = true;
diff --git a/src/amd/compiler/aco_lower_to_hw_instr.cpp b/src/amd/compiler/aco_lower_to_hw_instr.cpp
index 6e9606c47d3..20069adc1c2 100644
--- a/src/amd/compiler/aco_lower_to_hw_instr.cpp
+++ b/src/amd/compiler/aco_lower_to_hw_instr.cpp
@@ -1973,10 +1973,7 @@ emit_set_mode(Builder& bld, float_mode new_mode, bool set_round, bool set_denorm
          bld.sopp(aco_opcode::s_denorm_mode, -1, new_mode.denorm);
    } else if (set_round || set_denorm) {
       /* "((size - 1) << 11) | register" (MODE is encoded as register 1) */
-      Instruction* instr =
-         bld.sopk(aco_opcode::s_setreg_imm32_b32, Operand::c8(new_mode.val), (7 << 11) | 1).instr;
-      /* has to be a literal */
-      instr->operands[0].setFixed(PhysReg{255});
+      bld.sopk(aco_opcode::s_setreg_imm32_b32, Operand::literal32(new_mode.val), (7 << 11) | 1);
    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/amd/compiler/aco_optimizer.cpp b/src/amd/compiler/aco_optimizer.cpp
index 4e8a701ab79..b4bf499d80b 100644
--- a/src/amd/compiler/aco_optimizer.cpp
+++ b/src/amd/compiler/aco_optimizer.cpp
@@ -4595,7 +4595,7 @@ apply_literals(opt_ctx& ctx, aco_ptr<Instruction>& instr)
          Operand op = instr->operands[i];
          unsigned bits = get_operand_size(instr, i);
          if (op.isTemp() && ctx.info[op.tempId()].is_literal(bits) && ctx.uses[op.tempId()] == 0) {
-            Operand literal = Operand::c32(ctx.info[op.tempId()].val);
+            Operand literal = Operand::literal32(ctx.info[op.tempId()].val);
             instr->format = withoutDPP(instr->format);
             if (instr->isVALU() && i > 0 && instr->format != Format::VOP3P)
                to_VOP3(ctx, instr);