diff --git a/linearize.c b/linearize.c
index cb252282..a50699d1 100644
--- a/linearize.c
+++ b/linearize.c
@@ -1104,9 +1104,9 @@ static pseudo_t linearize_postop(struct entrypoint *ep, struct expression *expr)
 static struct instruction *alloc_cast_instruction(struct symbol *src, struct symbol *ctype)
 {
 	int opcode = OP_CAST;
-	struct symbol *base = src;
+	struct symbol *base = ctype;
 
-	if (base->ctype.modifiers & MOD_SIGNED)
+	if (src->ctype.modifiers & MOD_SIGNED)
 		opcode = OP_SCAST;
 	if (base->type == SYM_NODE)
 		base = base->ctype.base_type;
diff --git a/validation/cast-kinds.c b/validation/cast-kinds.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..697f9735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation/cast-kinds.c
@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+typedef unsigned int uint;
+typedef unsigned long ulong;
+
+static int uint_2_int(uint a) { return (int)a; }
+static int long_2_int(long a) { return (int)a; }
+static int ulong_2_int(ulong a) { return (int)a; }
+static int vptr_2_int(void *a) { return (int)a; }
+static int iptr_2_int(int *a) { return (int)a; }
+static int float_2_int(float a) { return (int)a; }
+static int double_2_int(double a) { return (int)a; }
+static uint int_2_uint(int a) { return (uint)a; }
+static uint long_2_uint(long a) { return (uint)a; }
+static uint ulong_2_uint(ulong a) { return (uint)a; }
+static uint vptr_2_uint(void *a) { return (uint)a; }
+static uint iptr_2_uint(int *a) { return (uint)a; }
+static uint float_2_uint(float a) { return (uint)a; }
+static uint double_2_uint(double a) { return (uint)a; }
+static long int_2_long(int a) { return (long)a; }
+static long uint_2_long(uint a) { return (long)a; }
+static long ulong_2_long(ulong a) { return (long)a; }
+static long vptr_2_long(void *a) { return (long)a; }
+static long iptr_2_long(int *a) { return (long)a; }
+static long float_2_long(float a) { return (long)a; }
+static long double_2_long(double a) { return (long)a; }
+static ulong int_2_ulong(int a) { return (ulong)a; }
+static ulong uint_2_ulong(uint a) { return (ulong)a; }
+static ulong long_2_ulong(long a) { return (ulong)a; }
+static ulong vptr_2_ulong(void *a) { return (ulong)a; }
+static ulong iptr_2_ulong(int *a) { return (ulong)a; }
+static ulong float_2_ulong(float a) { return (ulong)a; }
+static ulong double_2_ulong(double a) { return (ulong)a; }
+static void * int_2_vptr(int a) { return (void *)a; }
+static void * uint_2_vptr(uint a) { return (void *)a; }
+static void * long_2_vptr(long a) { return (void *)a; }
+static void * ulong_2_vptr(ulong a) { return (void *)a; }
+static void * iptr_2_vptr(int *a) { return (void *)a; }
+static int * int_2_iptr(int a) { return (int *)a; }
+static int * uint_2_iptr(uint a) { return (int *)a; }
+static int * long_2_iptr(long a) { return (int *)a; }
+static int * ulong_2_iptr(ulong a) { return (int *)a; }
+static int * vptr_2_iptr(void *a) { return (int *)a; }
+static float int_2_float(int a) { return (float)a; }
+static float uint_2_float(uint a) { return (float)a; }
+static float long_2_float(long a) { return (float)a; }
+static float ulong_2_float(ulong a) { return (float)a; }
+static float double_2_float(double a) { return (float)a; }
+static double int_2_double(int a) { return (double)a; }
+static double uint_2_double(uint a) { return (double)a; }
+static double long_2_double(long a) { return (double)a; }
+static double ulong_2_double(ulong a) { return (double)a; }
+static double float_2_double(float a) { return (double)a; }
+
+/*
+ * check-name: cast-kinds
+ * check-command: test-linearize -m64 $file
+ *
+ * check-output-start
+uint_2_int:
+.L0:
+	<entry-point>
+	ret.32      %arg1
+
+
+long_2_int:
+.L2:
+	<entry-point>
+	scast.32    %r5 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r5
+
+
+ulong_2_int:
+.L4:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.32     %r8 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r8
+
+
+vptr_2_int:
+.L6:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.32     %r11 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r11
+
+
+iptr_2_int:
+.L8:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.32     %r14 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r14
+
+
+float_2_int:
+.L10:
+	<entry-point>
+	ret.32      %arg1
+
+
+double_2_int:
+.L12:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.32     %r20 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r20
+
+
+int_2_uint:
+.L14:
+	<entry-point>
+	ret.32      %arg1
+
+
+long_2_uint:
+.L16:
+	<entry-point>
+	scast.32    %r26 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r26
+
+
+ulong_2_uint:
+.L18:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.32     %r29 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r29
+
+
+vptr_2_uint:
+.L20:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.32     %r32 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r32
+
+
+iptr_2_uint:
+.L22:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.32     %r35 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r35
+
+
+float_2_uint:
+.L24:
+	<entry-point>
+	ret.32      %arg1
+
+
+double_2_uint:
+.L26:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.32     %r41 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r41
+
+
+int_2_long:
+.L28:
+	<entry-point>
+	scast.64    %r44 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r44
+
+
+uint_2_long:
+.L30:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r47 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r47
+
+
+ulong_2_long:
+.L32:
+	<entry-point>
+	ret.64      %arg1
+
+
+vptr_2_long:
+.L34:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r53 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r53
+
+
+iptr_2_long:
+.L36:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r56 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r56
+
+
+float_2_long:
+.L38:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r59 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r59
+
+
+double_2_long:
+.L40:
+	<entry-point>
+	ret.64      %arg1
+
+
+int_2_ulong:
+.L42:
+	<entry-point>
+	scast.64    %r65 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r65
+
+
+uint_2_ulong:
+.L44:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r68 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r68
+
+
+long_2_ulong:
+.L46:
+	<entry-point>
+	ret.64      %arg1
+
+
+vptr_2_ulong:
+.L48:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r74 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r74
+
+
+iptr_2_ulong:
+.L50:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r77 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r77
+
+
+float_2_ulong:
+.L52:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r80 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r80
+
+
+double_2_ulong:
+.L54:
+	<entry-point>
+	ret.64      %arg1
+
+
+int_2_vptr:
+.L56:
+	<entry-point>
+	scast.64    %r86 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r86
+
+
+uint_2_vptr:
+.L58:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r89 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r89
+
+
+long_2_vptr:
+.L60:
+	<entry-point>
+	scast.64    %r92 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r92
+
+
+ulong_2_vptr:
+.L62:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r95 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r95
+
+
+iptr_2_vptr:
+.L64:
+	<entry-point>
+	cast.64     %r98 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r98
+
+
+int_2_iptr:
+.L66:
+	<entry-point>
+	ptrcast.64  %r101 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r101
+
+
+uint_2_iptr:
+.L68:
+	<entry-point>
+	ptrcast.64  %r104 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r104
+
+
+long_2_iptr:
+.L70:
+	<entry-point>
+	ptrcast.64  %r107 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r107
+
+
+ulong_2_iptr:
+.L72:
+	<entry-point>
+	ptrcast.64  %r110 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r110
+
+
+vptr_2_iptr:
+.L74:
+	<entry-point>
+	ptrcast.64  %r113 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r113
+
+
+int_2_float:
+.L76:
+	<entry-point>
+	fpcast.32   %r116 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r116
+
+
+uint_2_float:
+.L78:
+	<entry-point>
+	fpcast.32   %r119 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r119
+
+
+long_2_float:
+.L80:
+	<entry-point>
+	fpcast.32   %r122 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r122
+
+
+ulong_2_float:
+.L82:
+	<entry-point>
+	fpcast.32   %r125 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r125
+
+
+double_2_float:
+.L84:
+	<entry-point>
+	fpcast.32   %r128 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.32      %r128
+
+
+int_2_double:
+.L86:
+	<entry-point>
+	fpcast.64   %r131 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r131
+
+
+uint_2_double:
+.L88:
+	<entry-point>
+	fpcast.64   %r134 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r134
+
+
+long_2_double:
+.L90:
+	<entry-point>
+	fpcast.64   %r137 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r137
+
+
+ulong_2_double:
+.L92:
+	<entry-point>
+	fpcast.64   %r140 <- (64) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r140
+
+
+float_2_double:
+.L94:
+	<entry-point>
+	fpcast.64   %r143 <- (32) %arg1
+	ret.64      %r143
+
+
+ * check-output-end
+ */
