diff --git a/runtime/src/crt0Gno.s b/runtime/src/crt0Gno.s
index 5c64f32..c8d46ec 100644
--- a/runtime/src/crt0Gno.s
+++ b/runtime/src/crt0Gno.s
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ __start:
 	;         NUL-terminated C string of the invocation command line.
 	; Stash the cmdline pointer (Y:X) to bank-0 scratch $00:00B0..B3
 	; and the user ID (A) to $00:00B6, BEFORE we switch to DP=0.
-	; Bank-explicit `sta long` so we don't depend on DP/DBR here.
+	; Bank-explicit `sta long` (force-long `>` prefix) so we don't depend
+	; on DP/DBR here.
 	rep #0x30
-	.byte 0x8f, 0xb6, 0x00, 0x00   ; sta long $00:00B6 (user ID)
+	sta >$0000B6                    ; sta long $00:00B6 (user ID)
 	tya
-	.byte 0x8f, 0xb0, 0x00, 0x00   ; sta long $00:00B0 (cmdline low word = Y)
+	sta >$0000B0                    ; sta long $00:00B0 (cmdline low word = Y)
 	txa
-	.byte 0x8f, 0xb2, 0x00, 0x00   ; sta long $00:00B2 (cmdline high word = X)
+	sta >$0000B2                    ; sta long $00:00B2 (cmdline high word = X)
 
 	; Set DBR := PBR (our entry-segment bank) — same Loader-contract
 	; mitigation as crt0Gsos.s.
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ __start:
 	; GS/OS calls (see __gnoSaveDP / gsosWrite-under-GNO path).
 	rep #0x30
 	tdc                            ; A = current (GNO) DP
-	.byte 0x8f, 0xb4, 0x00, 0x00   ; sta long $00:00B4 (stash GNO DP word)
+	sta >$0000B4                   ; sta long $00:00B4 (stash GNO DP word)
 
 	; Set DP=0 — backend assumes DP=0 for `sta dp` / `[dp],y` etc.
 	lda #0
diff --git a/src/llvm/lib/Target/W65816/AsmParser/W65816AsmParser.cpp b/src/llvm/lib/Target/W65816/AsmParser/W65816AsmParser.cpp
index ee1b4da..e664425 100644
--- a/src/llvm/lib/Target/W65816/AsmParser/W65816AsmParser.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm/lib/Target/W65816/AsmParser/W65816AsmParser.cpp
@@ -93,14 +93,22 @@ class W65816Operand : public MCParsedAsmOperand {
 
   SMLoc Start, End;
 
+  // Set only for k_Addr operands carrying an explicit force-long prefix
+  // (`>expr`).  When true the operand matches ONLY the 24-bit absolute-long
+  // addressing class (AddrLong), regardless of how small the value is, so a
+  // bank-explicit `sta >$000071` reaches STA_Long (0x8F) instead of being
+  // narrowed to STA_DP/STA_Abs by value fit.
+  bool ForceLong = false;
+
 public:
   W65816Operand(StringRef T, SMLoc S)
       : Kind(k_Tok), Tok({T.data(), (unsigned)T.size()}), Start(S),
         End(SMLoc::getFromPointer(T.data() + T.size())) {}
   W65816Operand(unsigned R, SMLoc S, SMLoc E)
       : Kind(k_Reg), RegNum(R), Start(S), End(E) {}
-  W65816Operand(KindTy K, const MCExpr *E, SMLoc S, SMLoc E2)
-      : Kind(K), Start(S), End(E2) {
+  W65816Operand(KindTy K, const MCExpr *E, SMLoc S, SMLoc E2,
+                bool ForceLong = false)
+      : Kind(K), Start(S), End(E2), ForceLong(ForceLong) {
     if (K == k_Imm)
       Imm = E;
     else
@@ -124,8 +132,9 @@ public:
   }
 
   static std::unique_ptr<W65816Operand> createAddr(const MCExpr *Val, SMLoc S,
-                                                   SMLoc E) {
-    return std::make_unique<W65816Operand>(k_Addr, Val, S, E);
+                                                   SMLoc E,
+                                                   bool ForceLong = false) {
+    return std::make_unique<W65816Operand>(k_Addr, Val, S, E, ForceLong);
   }
 
   // --- MCParsedAsmOperand hooks ------------------------------------------
@@ -189,15 +198,21 @@ public:
   }
 
   bool isAddrDP()   const {
-    return Kind == k_Addr && isConstant(Addr) && constFitsUnsigned(Addr, 8);
+    return Kind == k_Addr && !ForceLong &&
+           isConstant(Addr) && constFitsUnsigned(Addr, 8);
   }
   bool isAddrAbs()  const {
-    return Kind == k_Addr &&
+    return Kind == k_Addr && !ForceLong &&
            (!isConstant(Addr) || constFitsUnsigned(Addr, 16));
   }
   bool isAddrLong() const {
     if (Kind != k_Addr)
       return false;
+    // Explicit `>expr` prefix forces the long form for any value that fits
+    // in 24 bits (or any symbol), and the narrower AddrDP/AddrAbs predicates
+    // above bail, so the matcher has only the long variant to pick.
+    if (ForceLong)
+      return !isConstant(Addr) || constFitsUnsigned(Addr, 24);
     if (!isConstant(Addr))
       // Symbolic — accept; if a same-mnemonic narrower form exists (Abs)
       // the matcher will prefer it.
@@ -590,6 +605,18 @@ bool W65816AsmParser::parseOperand(OperandVector &Operands) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  // Force-long prefix: `>expr` selects the 24-bit absolute-long addressing
+  // form even when the value would otherwise fit in DP/abs.  This is the only
+  // way to spell, e.g., a bank-explicit `sta >$000071` (opcode 0x8F) — the
+  // 65816 encodes width in the opcode, so without the prefix the matcher
+  // always narrows by value fit.  ('>' lexes as AsmToken::Greater; it cannot
+  // begin an address expression, so consuming it here is unambiguous.)
+  bool ForceLong = false;
+  if (getLexer().is(AsmToken::Greater)) {
+    Parser.Lex(); // eat '>'
+    ForceLong = true;
+  }
+
   // Anything else is an address / branch-target / block-move byte.  We
   // rely on the standard LLVM asm expression parser, which accepts
   // identifiers (labels), decimal integers, hex ($... via MCAsmInfo
@@ -599,7 +626,7 @@ bool W65816AsmParser::parseOperand(OperandVector &Operands) {
   if (Parser.parseExpression(Val))
     return Error(S, "expected expression");
   SMLoc E = getLexer().getLoc();
-  Operands.push_back(W65816Operand::createAddr(Val, S, E));
+  Operands.push_back(W65816Operand::createAddr(Val, S, E, ForceLong));
   return false;
 }