diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Decompiler/src/decompile/cpp/ruleaction.cc b/Ghidra/Features/Decompiler/src/decompile/cpp/ruleaction.cc
index b479dc95d5..5ea9bbff05 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Decompiler/src/decompile/cpp/ruleaction.cc
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Decompiler/src/decompile/cpp/ruleaction.cc
@@ -7230,7 +7230,7 @@ int4 RuleSubvarSubpiece::applyOp(PcodeOp *op,Funcdata &data)
   mask <<= 8*((int4)op->getIn(1)->getOffset());
   bool aggressive = outvn->isPtrFlow();
   if (!aggressive) {
-    if (mask != vn->getConsume()) return 0;
+    if ((vn->getConsume() & mask) != vn->getConsume()) return 0;
     if (op->getOut()->hasNoDescend()) return 0;
   }
   SubvariableFlow subflow(&data,vn,mask,aggressive,false);