diff --git a/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c b/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c
index cf678b4432f..f0d7bb07a5d 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c
@@ -2788,6 +2788,20 @@ ntq_activate_execute_for_block(struct v3d_compile *c)
 static void
 ntq_emit_uniform_if(struct v3d_compile *c, nir_if *if_stmt)
 {
+        /* If the if-statement's condition is only used once, emit it right before
+         * the if statement so as to use the resulting condition code directly.
+         * DCE will take care of the other comparison later.
+         */
+        bool condition_emitted = false;
+        enum v3d_qpu_cond cond;
+        if (if_stmt->condition.is_ssa && list_length(&if_stmt->condition.use_link) == 1) {
+                nir_instr *comparison = if_stmt->condition.ssa->parent_instr;
+                if (comparison->type == nir_instr_type_alu) {
+                        condition_emitted =
+                           ntq_emit_comparison(c, nir_instr_as_alu(comparison), &cond);
+                }
+        }
+
         nir_block *nir_else_block = nir_if_first_else_block(if_stmt);
         bool empty_else_block =
                 (nir_else_block == nir_if_last_else_block(if_stmt) &&
@@ -2801,8 +2815,11 @@ ntq_emit_uniform_if(struct v3d_compile *c, nir_if *if_stmt)
         else
                 else_block = vir_new_block(c);
 
-        /* Set up the flags for the IF condition (taking the THEN branch). */
-        enum v3d_qpu_cond cond = ntq_emit_bool_to_cond(c, if_stmt->condition);
+        /* Set up the flags for the IF condition (taking the THEN branch),
+         * if we haven't already done so.
+         */
+        if (!condition_emitted)
+                cond = ntq_emit_bool_to_cond(c, if_stmt->condition);
 
         /* Jump to ELSE. */
         struct qinst *branch = vir_BRANCH(c, cond == V3D_QPU_COND_IFA ?