diff --git a/lld/wasm/SyntheticSections.cpp b/lld/wasm/SyntheticSections.cpp
index f02f55519a251..72d08b849d8e8 100644
--- a/lld/wasm/SyntheticSections.cpp
+++ b/lld/wasm/SyntheticSections.cpp
@@ -587,8 +587,7 @@ void ElemSection::writeBody() {
     initExpr.Inst.Value.Global = WasmSym::tableBase->getGlobalIndex();
   } else {
     bool is64 = config->is64.value_or(false);
-    initExpr.Inst.Opcode = is64 ? WASM_OPCODE_I64_CONST : WASM_OPCODE_I32_CONST;
-    initExpr.Inst.Value.Int32 = config->tableBase;
+    initExpr = intConst(config->tableBase, is64);
   }
   writeInitExpr(os, initExpr);