diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
index 842af0172df..b64ce4a0c17 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
@@ -2710,12 +2710,12 @@ fs_visitor::opt_register_renaming()
 
       if (depth == 0 &&
           inst->dst.file == VGRF &&
-          alloc.sizes[inst->dst.nr] == inst->exec_size / 8 &&
+          alloc.sizes[inst->dst.nr] == inst->regs_written &&
           !inst->is_partial_write()) {
          if (remap[dst] == -1) {
             remap[dst] = dst;
          } else {
-            remap[dst] = alloc.allocate(inst->exec_size / 8);
+            remap[dst] = alloc.allocate(inst->regs_written);
             inst->dst.nr = remap[dst];
             progress = true;
          }