diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py
index 0cd50c38d78..aa55e203ffd 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py
@@ -1065,6 +1065,10 @@ optimizations.extend([
    (('f2f32', ('i2fmp', 'a@32')), ('i2f32', a)),
    (('f2f32', ('u2fmp', 'a@32')), ('u2f32', a)),
 
+   # Conversions from float32 to float64 and back can be removed as long as
+   # it doesn't need to be precise, since the conversion may e.g. flush denorms
+   (('~f2f32', ('f2f64', 'a@32')), a),
+
    (('ffloor', 'a(is_integral)'), a),
    (('fceil', 'a(is_integral)'), a),
    (('ftrunc', 'a(is_integral)'), a),