diff --git a/core/translate/expr.rs b/core/translate/expr.rs
index b0ee7fa61..acf218f1d 100644
--- a/core/translate/expr.rs
+++ b/core/translate/expr.rs
@@ -1227,15 +1227,21 @@ pub fn translate_expr(
                                     srf.to_string()
                                 );
                             };
-                            for arg in args {
-                                let _ =
-                                    translate_and_mark(program, referenced_tables, arg, resolver);
+                            let func_registers = program.alloc_registers(args.len());
+                            for (i, arg) in args.iter().enumerate() {
+                                let _ = translate_expr(
+                                    program,
+                                    referenced_tables,
+                                    arg,
+                                    func_registers + i,
+                                    resolver,
+                                )?;
                             }
                             program.emit_insn(Insn::Function {
                                 // Only constant patterns for LIKE are supported currently, so this
                                 // is always 1
                                 constant_mask: 1,
-                                start_reg: target_register + 1,
+                                start_reg: func_registers,
                                 dest: target_register,
                                 func: func_ctx,
                             });