diff --git a/src/arch/sparcv9/bits.zig b/src/arch/sparcv9/bits.zig
index 71c13482b9..adf8ab1810 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparcv9/bits.zig
+++ b/src/arch/sparcv9/bits.zig
@@ -444,4 +444,8 @@ pub const Instruction = union(enum) {
         opf_low: u6,
         rs2: u5,
     },
+
+    pub fn toU32(self: Instruction) u32 {
+        return @bitCast(u32, self);
+    }
 };