diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp
index a01b01048c8..beeac84e43d 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp
@@ -3908,7 +3908,10 @@ fs_visitor::lower_mul_dword_inst(fs_inst *inst, bblock_t *block)
 {
    const fs_builder ibld(this, block, inst);
 
-   if (inst->src[1].file == IMM && inst->src[1].ud < (1 << 16)) {
+   const bool ud = (inst->src[1].type == BRW_REGISTER_TYPE_UD);
+   if (inst->src[1].file == IMM &&
+       (( ud && inst->src[1].ud <= UINT16_MAX) ||
+        (!ud && inst->src[1].d <= INT16_MAX && inst->src[1].d >= INT16_MIN))) {
       /* The MUL instruction isn't commutative. On Gen <= 6, only the low
        * 16-bits of src0 are read, and on Gen >= 7 only the low 16-bits of
        * src1 are used.
@@ -3921,7 +3924,6 @@ fs_visitor::lower_mul_dword_inst(fs_inst *inst, bblock_t *block)
          ibld.MOV(imm, inst->src[1]);
          ibld.MUL(inst->dst, imm, inst->src[0]);
       } else {
-         const bool ud = (inst->src[1].type == BRW_REGISTER_TYPE_UD);
          ibld.MUL(inst->dst, inst->src[0],
                   ud ? brw_imm_uw(inst->src[1].ud)
                      : brw_imm_w(inst->src[1].d));