diff --git a/src/mir/builder_modularized/control_flow.rs b/src/mir/builder_modularized/control_flow.rs
index abd0f89b..7809757a 100644
--- a/src/mir/builder_modularized/control_flow.rs
+++ b/src/mir/builder_modularized/control_flow.rs
@@ -94,10 +94,38 @@ impl MirBuilder {
     }
     
     /// Build a loop statement: loop(condition) { body }
+    ///
+    /// Note: This modularized builder uses a simplified lowering that avoids
+    /// coupling to mir::loop_builder (which expects mir::builder::MirBuilder).
+    /// Proper SSA phi construction should be reintroduced via an adapter/facade.
     pub(super) fn build_loop_statement(&mut self, condition: ASTNode, body: Vec<ASTNode>) -> Result<ValueId, String> {
-        // Use the specialized LoopBuilder for proper SSA loop construction
-        let mut loop_builder = super::loop_builder::LoopBuilder::new(self);
-        loop_builder.build_loop(condition, body)
+        // Blocks: preheader (current), header, body, after
+        let header_bb = self.block_gen.next();
+        let body_bb = self.block_gen.next();
+        let after_bb = self.block_gen.next();
+
+        // Jump to header from current block
+        self.emit_instruction(MirInstruction::Jump { target: header_bb })?;
+
+        // Header: evaluate condition and branch
+        self.start_new_block(header_bb)?;
+        let cond_val = self.build_expression(condition)?;
+        self.emit_instruction(MirInstruction::Branch { condition: cond_val, then_bb: body_bb, else_bb: after_bb })?;
+
+        // Body: build statements, then jump back to header
+        self.start_new_block(body_bb)?;
+        for stmt in body {
+            let _ = self.build_expression(stmt)?;
+        }
+        if !self.is_current_block_terminated() {
+            self.emit_instruction(MirInstruction::Jump { target: header_bb })?;
+        }
+
+        // After: return void value
+        self.start_new_block(after_bb)?;
+        let void_id = self.value_gen.next();
+        self.emit_instruction(MirInstruction::Const { dst: void_id, value: ConstValue::Void })?;
+        Ok(void_id)
     }
     
     /// Build a try/catch statement
@@ -191,4 +219,4 @@ impl MirBuilder {
         }
         false
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}