diff --git a/jode/jode/expr/LocalStoreOperator.java b/jode/jode/expr/LocalStoreOperator.java
index 7f3f514..09e307a 100644
--- a/jode/jode/expr/LocalStoreOperator.java
+++ b/jode/jode/expr/LocalStoreOperator.java
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ public class LocalStoreOperator extends StoreInstruction
             == local.getSlot();
     }
 
+    public int getLValuePriority() {
+        return 1000;
+    }
+
     public int getLValueOperandCount() {
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/jode/jode/expr/PutFieldOperator.java b/jode/jode/expr/PutFieldOperator.java
index d0be5f5..3e1d1e0 100644
--- a/jode/jode/expr/PutFieldOperator.java
+++ b/jode/jode/expr/PutFieldOperator.java
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ public class PutFieldOperator extends StoreInstruction {
 	    && ((GetFieldOperator)loadop).ref.equals(ref);
     }
 
+    public int getLValuePriority() {
+        return 950;
+    }
+
     public int getLValueOperandCount() {
         return staticFlag?0:1;
     }
diff --git a/jode/jode/expr/StoreInstruction.java b/jode/jode/expr/StoreInstruction.java
index 0f02786..bfb54d0 100644
--- a/jode/jode/expr/StoreInstruction.java
+++ b/jode/jode/expr/StoreInstruction.java
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ public abstract class StoreInstruction extends Operator
         return 100;
     }
 
+    public abstract int getLValuePriority();
+
     public Type getOperandType(int i) {
         if (i == getLValueOperandCount()) {
 	    if (getOperatorIndex() == ASSIGN_OP)