diff --git a/vhdlpp/vsignal.cc b/vhdlpp/vsignal.cc
index 38516dbaf..68cec4c4a 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/vsignal.cc
+++ b/vhdlpp/vsignal.cc
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ int Variable::emit(ostream&out, Entity*ent, ScopeBase*scope)
 
       VType::decl_t decl;
       type_elaborate_(decl);
-      if (peek_refcnt_sequ_() > 0 || !peek_type()->can_be_packed())
-	    decl.reg_flag = true;
+      decl.reg_flag = true;
       errors += decl.emit(out, peek_name());
 
       Expression*init_expr = peek_init_expr();