diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp
index 022ed37a8ef..e0a3d5fa786 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp
@@ -1790,8 +1790,8 @@ vec4_visitor::run()
       OPT(dead_code_eliminate);
       OPT(dead_control_flow_eliminate, this);
       OPT(opt_copy_propagation);
-      OPT(opt_algebraic);
       OPT(opt_cse);
+      OPT(opt_algebraic);
       OPT(opt_register_coalesce);
    } while (progress);