--- /dev/null
+diff --git a/gas/config/tc-xtensa.c b/gas/config/tc-xtensa.c
+index d062044..ca261ae 100644
+--- a/gas/config/tc-xtensa.c
++++ b/gas/config/tc-xtensa.c
+@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ xg_reverse_shift_count (char **cnt_argp)
+ cnt_arg = *cnt_argp;
+
+ /* replace the argument with "31-(argument)" */
+- new_arg = concat ("31-(", cnt_argp, ")", (char *) NULL);
++ new_arg = concat ("31-(", cnt_arg, ")", (char *) NULL);
+
+ free (cnt_arg);
+ *cnt_argp = new_arg;