diff --git a/src/target/arm_semihosting.c b/src/target/arm_semihosting.c
index 1e5b5e252..792474acf 100644
--- a/src/target/arm_semihosting.c
+++ b/src/target/arm_semihosting.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ int arm_semihosting(struct target *target, int *retval)
 				return 0;
 		} else if (arm->core_state == ARM_STATE_ARM) {
 			r = arm->pc;
-			pc = buf_get_u32(arm->pc->value, 0, 32);
+			pc = buf_get_u32(r->value, 0, 32);
 
 			/* A32 instruction => check for HLT 0xF000 (0xE10F0070) */
 			uint32_t insn = 0;
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int arm_semihosting(struct target *target, int *retval)
 				return 0;
 		} else if (arm->core_state == ARM_STATE_THUMB) {
 			r = arm->pc;
-			pc = buf_get_u32(arm->pc->value, 0, 32);
+			pc = buf_get_u32(r->value, 0, 32);
 
 			/* T32 instruction => check for HLT 0x3C (0xBABC) */
 			uint16_t insn = 0;