diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/m88000/m88000d.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/m88000/m88000d.cpp
index eed6f57f60d..2f718dba068 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/m88000/m88000d.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/m88000/m88000d.cpp
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ offs_t m88000_disassembler::dasm_fp(std::ostream &stream, const char *mnemonic,
 	if ((inst & 0xfc006000) == 0x84004000)
 	{
 		util::stream_format(stream, "%-12s%c%d,", mnemonic,
-							(inst & 0xfc007c00) == 0x84004200 ? 'x' : 'r',
+							/*(inst & 0xfc007c00) == 0x84004200 ? 'x' : */'r',
 							(inst & 0x03e00000) >> 21);
 	}
 	else