diff --git a/libguile/jit.c b/libguile/jit.c
index 6cea8bbc5..20116c16a 100644
--- a/libguile/jit.c
+++ b/libguile/jit.c
@@ -3010,8 +3010,16 @@ compile_handle_interrupts (scm_jit_state *j)
 
   void *again = jit_address (j->jit);
 
-  jit_addi (j->jit, T0, THREAD, thread_offset_pending_asyncs);
-  jit_ldr_atomic (j->jit, T0, T0);
+#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
+  /* Disassembly of atomic_ref_scm is just a mov.  */
+  jit_ldxi (j->jit, T0, THREAD, thread_offset_pending_asyncs);
+#else
+  emit_call_1 (j, scm_vm_intrinsics.atomic_ref_scm,
+               jit_operand_addi (thread_operand (),
+                                 thread_offset_pending_asyncs));
+  emit_retval (j, T0);
+  restore_reloadable_register_state (j, saved_state);
+#endif
   jit_reloc_t none_pending = jit_beqi (j->jit, T0, SCM_UNPACK (SCM_EOL));
   jit_ldxi_i (j->jit, T0, THREAD, thread_offset_block_asyncs);
   jit_reloc_t blocked = jit_bnei (j->jit, T0, 0);