diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/instr.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/instr.cpp
index 476980e9a7dbe1..ce915da97cc2ef 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/instr.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/instr.cpp
@@ -2101,6 +2101,9 @@ instruction CodeGenInterface::ins_Load(var_types srcType, bool aligned /*=false*
 #if defined(TARGET_WASM)
     switch (srcType)
     {
+        case TYP_REF:
+        case TYP_BYREF:
+            return ins_Load(TYP_I_IMPL, aligned);
         case TYP_INT:
             return INS_i32_load;
         case TYP_LONG:
@@ -2501,6 +2504,9 @@ instruction CodeGenInterface::ins_Store(var_types dstType, bool aligned /*=false
 #if defined(TARGET_WASM)
     switch (dstType)
     {
+        case TYP_REF:
+        case TYP_BYREF:
+            return ins_Store(TYP_I_IMPL, aligned);
         case TYP_INT:
             return INS_i32_store;
         case TYP_LONG: