diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_opt_propagate.c b/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_opt_propagate.c
index 5cf5ebfb6b8..8c3e3c8e587 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_opt_propagate.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_opt_propagate.c
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ propagate_backwards(jay_function *f)
       if (!flag &&
           I->type == use->type &&
           I->op != JAY_OPCODE_PHI_DST &&
-          use->op == JAY_OPCODE_MOV) {
+          use->op == JAY_OPCODE_MOV &&
+          use->dst.file != J_ADDRESS) {
 
          I->dst = use->dst;
          jay_remove_instruction(use);