diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_builtin_builder.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_builtin_builder.c
index ec361ddb2a9..723070c0325 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_builtin_builder.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_builtin_builder.c
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ nir_atan(nir_builder *b, nir_def *y_over_x)
     * x = <
     *      \ 1.0 / |y_over_x|   otherwise
     */
-   nir_def *x = nir_fdiv(b, nir_fmin(b, abs_y_over_x, one),
-                         nir_fmax(b, abs_y_over_x, one));
+   nir_def *x = nir_bcsel(b, nir_fle_imm(b, abs_y_over_x, 1.0),
+                          abs_y_over_x, nir_frcp(b, abs_y_over_x));
 
    /*
     * approximate atan by evaluating polynomial using Horner's method: