diff --git a/059stop.subx b/059stop.subx
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+++ b/059stop.subx
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ test-stop-skips-returns-on-exit:
     # right place for it, available only as long as it's legal to use. Once this
     # containing function returns we'll need a new exit descriptor.
     # var ed/EAX : (address exit-descriptor)
-    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # subtract from ESP
+    68/push  0/imm32
+    68/push  0/imm32
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EAX
     # Size the exit-descriptor precisely for the next call below, to _test-stop-1.
     # tailor-exit-descriptor(ed, 4)
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