diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.h b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.h
index 4a8a4676d65..75ecaf1a37d 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.h
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.h
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public:
    bool opt_reduce_swizzle();
    bool dead_code_eliminate();
    bool virtual_grf_interferes(int a, int b);
-   bool opt_copy_propagation();
+   bool opt_copy_propagation(bool do_constant_prop = true);
    bool opt_cse_local(bblock_t *block);
    bool opt_cse();
    bool opt_algebraic();
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4_copy_propagation.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4_copy_propagation.cpp
index 65564c998e3..9deaffa9fc3 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4_copy_propagation.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4_copy_propagation.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ try_copy_propagate(struct brw_context *brw, vec4_instruction *inst,
 }
 
 bool
-vec4_visitor::opt_copy_propagation()
+vec4_visitor::opt_copy_propagation(bool do_constant_prop)
 {
    bool progress = false;
    struct copy_entry entries[virtual_grf_reg_count];
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ vec4_visitor::opt_copy_propagation()
 	 if (c != 4)
 	    continue;
 
-	 if (try_constant_propagate(brw, inst, i, &entry))
+         if (do_constant_prop && try_constant_propagate(brw, inst, i, &entry))
             progress = true;
 
 	 if (try_copy_propagate(brw, inst, i, &entry, reg))