diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/tx79.decode b/target/mips/tcg/tx79.decode
index 57d87a2076..578b8c54c0 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/tx79.decode
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/tx79.decode
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 @rs             ...... rs:5  ..... ..........  ......   &r sa=0      rt=0 rd=0
 @rd             ...... ..........  rd:5  ..... ......   &r sa=0 rs=0 rt=0
 
-@ldst            ...... base:5 rt:5 offset:16           &i
+@ldst            ...... base:5 rt:5 offset:s16          &i
 
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