diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_instr_set.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_instr_set.c
index caef18f1e1d..638343a0afc 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_instr_set.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_instr_set.c
@@ -391,20 +391,12 @@ nir_alu_srcs_negative_equal(const nir_alu_instr *alu1,
    }
 #endif
 
-   bool parity = false;
-
    /* Handling load_const instructions is tricky. */
 
    const nir_const_value *const const1 =
       nir_src_as_const_value(alu1->src[src1].src);
 
    if (const1 != NULL) {
-      /* Assume that constant folding will eliminate source mods and unary
-       * ops.
-       */
-      if (parity)
-         return false;
-
       const nir_const_value *const const2 =
          nir_src_as_const_value(alu2->src[src2].src);
 
@@ -431,6 +423,7 @@ nir_alu_srcs_negative_equal(const nir_alu_instr *alu1,
    uint8_t alu1_swizzle[NIR_MAX_VEC_COMPONENTS] = { 0 };
    nir_src alu1_actual_src;
    nir_alu_instr *neg1 = get_neg_instr(alu1->src[src1].src);
+   bool parity = false;
 
    if (neg1) {
       parity = !parity;