diff --git a/src/mem/slicc/ast/AssignStatementAST.py b/src/mem/slicc/ast/AssignStatementAST.py
index 47d91a3413..707ee79ae4 100644
--- a/src/mem/slicc/ast/AssignStatementAST.py
+++ b/src/mem/slicc/ast/AssignStatementAST.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class AssignStatementAST(StatementAST):
         lcode = self.slicc.codeFormatter()
         rcode = self.slicc.codeFormatter()
 
-        ltype = self.lvalue.generate(lcode)
-        rtype = self.rvalue.generate(rcode)
+        ltype = self.lvalue.generate(lcode, is_assign=True)
+        rtype = self.rvalue.generate(rcode, is_assign=True)
 
         code("$lcode = $rcode;")
 
diff --git a/src/mem/slicc/ast/LocalVariableAST.py b/src/mem/slicc/ast/LocalVariableAST.py
index 43ab110a67..35b60b347b 100644
--- a/src/mem/slicc/ast/LocalVariableAST.py
+++ b/src/mem/slicc/ast/LocalVariableAST.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class LocalVariableAST(StatementAST):
             )
         ):
             code += f"{type.c_ident}* {ident}"
-        elif "implicit_ctor" in type:
+        elif "implicit_ctor" in type and not "is_assign" in kwargs:
             code += f"{type.c_ident} {ident}({type['implicit_ctor']})"
         else:
             code += f"{type.c_ident} {ident}"
diff --git a/src/mem/slicc/ast/MemberExprAST.py b/src/mem/slicc/ast/MemberExprAST.py
index d45a6ac9a4..a7778bb361 100644
--- a/src/mem/slicc/ast/MemberExprAST.py
+++ b/src/mem/slicc/ast/MemberExprAST.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class MemberExprAST(ExprAST):
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"[MemberExprAST: {self.expr_ast!r}.{self.field!r}]"
 
-    def generate(self, code):
+    def generate(self, code, **kwargs):
         return_type, gcode = self.expr_ast.inline(True)
         fix = code.nofix()