diff --git a/operand/checks.go b/operand/checks.go
index ba1760bb..31a8491e 100644
--- a/operand/checks.go
+++ b/operand/checks.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func IsVmz(op Op) bool {
 
 func isvm(op Op, idx func(Op) bool) bool {
 	m, ok := op.(Mem)
-	return ok && IsR64(m.Base) && idx(m.Index)
+	return ok && (m.Base == nil || IsR64(m.Base)) && idx(m.Index)
 }
 
 // IsREL8 returns true if op is an 8-bit offset relative to instruction pointer.
diff --git a/pass/verify.go b/pass/verify.go
index 1e7b3683..2c524737 100644
--- a/pass/verify.go
+++ b/pass/verify.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func VerifyMemOperands(i *ir.Instruction) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if m.Base == nil {
+		if m.Base == nil && !(operand.IsVmx(m) || operand.IsVmy(m) || operand.IsVmz(m)) {
 			return errors.New("bad memory operand: missing base register")
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/asm.go b/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/asm.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7eb3f4ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/asm.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+//go:build ignore
+// +build ignore
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	. "github.com/mmcloughlin/avo/build"
+	. "github.com/mmcloughlin/avo/operand"
+	. "github.com/mmcloughlin/avo/reg"
+)
+
+var offQ Mem
+
+func generateAddSub(useBase bool) {
+	funcName := "AddSubPairs"
+	if !useBase {
+		funcName += "NoBase"
+	}
+
+	TEXT(funcName, 0, "func(a *[8]int64)")
+	Doc("Destructively Add/Subtract successive pairs")
+	offsets, evenVals, oddVals, result := YMM(), YMM(), YMM(), YMM()
+
+	VMOVDQU64(offQ, offsets)
+	var aMem Mem
+
+	if useBase {
+		aPtr := Load(Param("a"), GP64())
+		aMem = Mem{Base: aPtr, Index: offsets, Scale: 8}
+	} else {
+		aPtrMem, err := Param("a").Resolve()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		VPSLLQ(Imm(3), offsets, offsets)
+		VPADDQ_BCST(aPtrMem.Addr, offsets, offsets)
+		aMem = Mem{Index: offsets, Scale: 1}
+	}
+
+	k := K()
+	KXNORB(K0, K0, k)
+	VPGATHERQQ(aMem, k, evenVals)
+	KXNORB(K0, K0, k)
+	VPGATHERQQ(aMem.Offset(8), k, oddVals)
+	VPADDQ(oddVals, evenVals, result)
+	KXNORB(K0, K0, k)
+	VPSCATTERQQ(result, k, aMem)
+	VPSUBQ(oddVals, evenVals, result)
+	KXNORB(K0, K0, k)
+	VPSCATTERQQ(result, k, aMem.Offset(8))
+	RET()
+}
+
+func main() {
+	offQ = GLOBL("offQ", RODATA|NOPTR)
+	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+		DATA(i*8, U64(2*i))
+	}
+
+	generateAddSub(true)
+	generateAddSub(false)
+
+	Generate()
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/doc.go b/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bae58a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Package issue193 tests for the ability to generate VPSCATTER{D,Q}{D,Q} and
+// VPGATHER{D,Q}{D,Q} instructions *without* specifying a base register in
+// the destination/source VSIB addressing (VM{64,32}{x,y,z}) memory operands.
+package issue193
+
+// From: https://www.felixcloutier.com/x86/vpscatterdd:vpscatterdq:vpscatterqd:vpscatterqq
+//
+// BASE_ADDR stands for the memory operand base address (a GPR); *may not exist*
+// VINDEX stands for the memory operand vector of indices (a ZMM register)
+// SCALE stands for the memory operand scalar (1, 2, 4 or 8)
+// DISP is the optional 1 or 4 byte displacement
+//
+// For example, prior to this fix Avo requires:
+//
+// VPSCATTERQQ Z6, K1, 8(BX)(Z7*1)
+//
+// with BX = 0, when:
+//
+// VPSCATTERQQ Z6, K1, 8(Z7*1)
+//
+// is perfectly valid and will suffice.
diff --git a/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/issue193.s b/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/issue193.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8dfeedc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/issue193.s
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Code generated by command: go run asm.go -out issue193.s -stubs stub.go. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+#include "textflag.h"
+
+DATA offQ<>+0(SB)/8, $0x0000000000000000
+DATA offQ<>+8(SB)/8, $0x0000000000000002
+DATA offQ<>+16(SB)/8, $0x0000000000000004
+DATA offQ<>+24(SB)/8, $0x0000000000000006
+GLOBL offQ<>(SB), RODATA|NOPTR, $32
+
+// func AddSubPairs(a *[8]int64)
+// Requires: AVX2, AVX512DQ, AVX512F, AVX512VL
+TEXT ·AddSubPairs(SB), $0-8
+	VMOVDQU64   offQ<>+0(SB), Y0
+	MOVQ        a+0(FP), AX
+	KXNORB      K0, K0, K1
+	VPGATHERQQ  (AX)(Y0*8), K1, Y1
+	KXNORB      K0, K0, K1
+	VPGATHERQQ  8(AX)(Y0*8), K1, Y2
+	VPADDQ      Y2, Y1, Y3
+	KXNORB      K0, K0, K1
+	VPSCATTERQQ Y3, K1, (AX)(Y0*8)
+	VPSUBQ      Y2, Y1, Y3
+	KXNORB      K0, K0, K1
+	VPSCATTERQQ Y3, K1, 8(AX)(Y0*8)
+	RET
+
+// func AddSubPairsNoBase(a *[8]int64)
+// Requires: AVX2, AVX512DQ, AVX512F, AVX512VL
+TEXT ·AddSubPairsNoBase(SB), $0-8
+	VMOVDQU64   offQ<>+0(SB), Y0
+	VPSLLQ      $0x03, Y0, Y0
+	VPADDQ.BCST a+0(FP), Y0, Y0
+	KXNORB      K0, K0, K1
+	VPGATHERQQ  (Y0*1), K1, Y1
+	KXNORB      K0, K0, K1
+	VPGATHERQQ  8(Y0*1), K1, Y2
+	VPADDQ      Y2, Y1, Y3
+	KXNORB      K0, K0, K1
+	VPSCATTERQQ Y3, K1, (Y0*1)
+	VPSUBQ      Y2, Y1, Y3
+	KXNORB      K0, K0, K1
+	VPSCATTERQQ Y3, K1, 8(Y0*1)
+	RET
diff --git a/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/issue193_test.go b/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/issue193_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3d291a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/issue193_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package issue193
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/cpu"
+)
+
+//go:generate go run asm.go -out issue193.s -stubs stub.go
+
+func TestAddSubs(t *testing.T) {
+	if !(cpu.X86.HasAVX2 && cpu.X86.HasAVX512F && cpu.X86.HasAVX512DQ && cpu.X86.HasAVX512VL) {
+		t.Skipf("Skipping issue193 test because runtime lacks needed CPUID features")
+	}
+
+	in := [8]int64{7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0}
+	out := [8]int64{13, 1, 9, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1}
+
+	val := in
+	AddSubPairs(&val)
+	if val != out {
+		t.Errorf("Bad result %v", val)
+	}
+
+	val = in
+	AddSubPairsNoBase(&val)
+	if val != out {
+		t.Errorf("Bad result %v", val)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/stub.go b/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/stub.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7c0da25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixedbugs/issue193/stub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Code generated by command: go run asm.go -out issue193.s -stubs stub.go. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package issue193
+
+// Destructively Add/Subtract successive pairs
+func AddSubPairs(a *[8]int64)
+
+// Destructively Add/Subtract successive pairs
+func AddSubPairsNoBase(a *[8]int64)