diff --git a/modules/encoders/x86/xor_dynamic.rb b/modules/encoders/x86/xor_dynamic.rb
index 0bf9f78510..9c0d0582e1 100644
--- a/modules/encoders/x86/xor_dynamic.rb
+++ b/modules/encoders/x86/xor_dynamic.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Encoder::XorDynamic
       )
   end
 
+  # Indicate that this module can preserve some registers
+  # ...which is currently not true. This is a temp fix
+  # until the full preserve_registers functionality is
+  # implemented.
+  def can_preserve_registers?
+    true
+  end
+
   def stub
     "\xeb\x23" +             #        jmp    _call
     "\x5b" +                 # _ret:  pop    ebx