diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
index f74fe03c87d..c246709f6df 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
@@ -3133,6 +3133,7 @@ fs_visitor::compute_to_mrf()
 	  */
 	 if (scan_inst->opcode == BRW_OPCODE_DO ||
 	     scan_inst->opcode == BRW_OPCODE_WHILE ||
+	     scan_inst->opcode == BRW_OPCODE_ELSE ||
 	     scan_inst->opcode == BRW_OPCODE_ENDIF) {
 	    break;
 	 }