diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_print.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_print.cpp
index d19b4fe479e..6467c370cd5 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_print.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_print.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,14 @@ brw_print_instructions(const brw_shader &s, FILE *file)
          fprintf(file, "\n");
 
          foreach_inst_in_block(brw_inst, inst, block) {
-            if (inst->is_control_flow_end())
+            /* SHADER_OPCODE_FLOW ends a block, but it does not change the
+             * control flow nested (i.e., the indentation).
+             */
+            if (inst->is_control_flow_end() && inst->opcode != SHADER_OPCODE_FLOW) {
+               /* If cf_count is 0 and decremented, bad things will happen. */
+               assert(cf_count > 0);
                cf_count -= 1;
+            }
 
             if (rp) {
                max_pressure = MAX2(max_pressure, rp->regs_live_at_ip[ip]);