diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index bb9197cf85..a1c87215f0 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         check_case_exe.want_lto = false;
     }
 
+    const use_llvm = b.option(bool, "use-llvm", "Use the llvm backend");
+    exe.use_llvm = use_llvm;
+    exe.use_lld = use_llvm;
+
     const exe_options = b.addOptions();
     exe.addOptions("build_options", exe_options);
 
diff --git a/src/Module.zig b/src/Module.zig
index 707ff41615..eda4624bd0 100644
--- a/src/Module.zig
+++ b/src/Module.zig
@@ -4120,7 +4120,7 @@ pub fn embedFile(
         }
         return error.ImportOutsideModulePath;
     };
-    errdefer gpa.free(sub_file_path);
+    defer gpa.free(sub_file_path);
 
     return newEmbedFile(mod, cur_file.mod, sub_file_path, resolved_path, gop, src_loc);
 }
diff --git a/src/Sema.zig b/src/Sema.zig
index 4f557d33ac..2cd834862a 100644
--- a/src/Sema.zig
+++ b/src/Sema.zig
@@ -23488,6 +23488,7 @@ fn zirSelect(sema: *Sema, block: *Block, extended: Zir.Inst.Extended.InstData) C
                 if (b_val.isUndef(mod)) return mod.undefRef(vec_ty);
 
                 const elems = try sema.gpa.alloc(InternPool.Index, vec_len);
+                defer sema.gpa.free(elems);
                 for (elems, 0..) |*elem, i| {
                     const pred_elem_val = try pred_val.elemValue(mod, i);
                     const should_choose_a = pred_elem_val.toBool();
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
index 1065d968b5..9d4ee182c4 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ const InstTracking = struct {
         tracking_log.debug("%{d} => {} (spilled)", .{ inst, self.* });
     }
 
-    fn verifyMaterialize(self: *InstTracking, target: InstTracking) void {
+    fn verifyMaterialize(self: InstTracking, target: InstTracking) void {
         switch (self.long) {
             .none,
             .unreach,
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ const InstTracking = struct {
     }
 
     fn materializeUnsafe(
-        self: *InstTracking,
+        self: InstTracking,
         function: *Self,
         inst: Air.Inst.Index,
         target: InstTracking,
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ const InstTracking = struct {
     }
 
     fn liveOut(self: *InstTracking, function: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) void {
-        for (self.short.getRegs()) |reg| {
+        for (self.getRegs()) |reg| {
             if (function.register_manager.isRegFree(reg)) {
                 tracking_log.debug("%{d} => {} (live-out)", .{ inst, self.* });
                 continue;
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ const InstTracking = struct {
             // Disable death.
             var found_reg = false;
             var remaining_reg: Register = .none;
-            for (tracking.short.getRegs()) |tracked_reg| if (tracked_reg.id() == reg.id()) {
+            for (tracking.getRegs()) |tracked_reg| if (tracked_reg.id() == reg.id()) {
                 assert(!found_reg);
                 found_reg = true;
             } else {
@@ -10885,12 +10885,12 @@ fn airRet(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
         else => unreachable,
     }
     self.ret_mcv.liveOut(self, inst);
+    try self.finishAir(inst, .unreach, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
 
     // TODO optimization opportunity: figure out when we can emit this as a 2 byte instruction
     // which is available if the jump is 127 bytes or less forward.
     const jmp_reloc = try self.asmJmpReloc(undefined);
     try self.exitlude_jump_relocs.append(self.gpa, jmp_reloc);
-    return self.finishAir(inst, .unreach, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
 }
 
 fn airRetLoad(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
@@ -10905,12 +10905,12 @@ fn airRetLoad(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
         else => unreachable,
     }
     self.ret_mcv.liveOut(self, inst);
+    try self.finishAir(inst, .unreach, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
 
     // TODO optimization opportunity: figure out when we can emit this as a 2 byte instruction
     // which is available if the jump is 127 bytes or less forward.
     const jmp_reloc = try self.asmJmpReloc(undefined);
     try self.exitlude_jump_relocs.append(self.gpa, jmp_reloc);
-    return self.finishAir(inst, .unreach, .{ un_op, .none, .none });
 }
 
 fn airCmp(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, op: math.CompareOperator) !void {
@@ -11991,7 +11991,6 @@ fn performReloc(self: *Self, reloc: Mir.Inst.Index) !void {
 fn airBr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const mod = self.bin_file.options.module.?;
     const br = self.air.instructions.items(.data)[inst].br;
-    const src_mcv = try self.resolveInst(br.operand);
 
     const block_ty = self.typeOfIndex(br.block_inst);
     const block_unused =
@@ -12002,15 +12001,17 @@ fn airBr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
     const block_result = result: {
         if (block_unused) break :result .none;
 
+        if (!first_br) try self.getValue(block_tracking.short, null);
+        const src_mcv = try self.resolveInst(br.operand);
+
         if (self.reuseOperandAdvanced(inst, br.operand, 0, src_mcv, br.block_inst)) {
             if (first_br) break :result src_mcv;
 
-            for (block_tracking.getRegs()) |block_reg|
-                try self.register_manager.getReg(block_reg, br.block_inst);
+            try self.getValue(block_tracking.short, br.block_inst);
             // .long = .none to avoid merging operand and block result stack frames.
-            var current_tracking = InstTracking{ .long = .none, .short = src_mcv };
+            const current_tracking: InstTracking = .{ .long = .none, .short = src_mcv };
             try current_tracking.materializeUnsafe(self, br.block_inst, block_tracking.*);
-            for (src_mcv.getRegs()) |src_reg| self.register_manager.freeReg(src_reg);
+            for (current_tracking.getRegs()) |src_reg| self.register_manager.freeReg(src_reg);
             break :result block_tracking.short;
         }
 
@@ -12018,7 +12019,7 @@ fn airBr(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index) !void {
             try self.getValue(block_tracking.short, br.block_inst);
             break :dst block_tracking.short;
         };
-        try self.genCopy(block_ty, dst_mcv, src_mcv);
+        try self.genCopy(block_ty, dst_mcv, try self.resolveInst(br.operand));
         break :result dst_mcv;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/link/Elf.zig b/src/link/Elf.zig
index ab986aeaf9..7311bd38b4 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Elf) void {
     self.copy_rel.deinit(gpa);
     self.rela_dyn.deinit(gpa);
     self.rela_plt.deinit(gpa);
+    self.zig_got.deinit(gpa);
 }
 
 pub fn getDeclVAddr(self: *Elf, decl_index: Module.Decl.Index, reloc_info: link.File.RelocInfo) !u64 {
diff --git a/test/behavior/packed-struct.zig b/test/behavior/packed-struct.zig
index b6d2ee74ea..a8665a02ea 100644
--- a/test/behavior/packed-struct.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/packed-struct.zig
@@ -1016,7 +1016,6 @@ test "modify nested packed struct aligned field" {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_sparc64) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_spirv64) return error.SkipZigTest;
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     const Options = packed struct {
         foo: bool = false,