diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_opt_propagate.c b/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_opt_propagate.c
index 32840983b9d..71f507fd6a5 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_opt_propagate.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_opt_propagate.c
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ propagate_backwards(jay_function *f)
       if (use->type ==
              (flag ? JAY_TYPE_U1 : canonicalize_for_bit_compare(I->type)) &&
           I->op != JAY_OPCODE_PHI_DST &&
+          jay_is_null(I->cond_flag) &&
+          !I->predication &&
           use->op == JAY_OPCODE_MOV &&
           use->dst.file != J_ADDRESS &&
           (!jay_is_flag(use->dst) ||