diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp
index cf62ed9a9d6..baf72a25c42 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp
@@ -1051,6 +1051,7 @@ vec4_visitor::opt_register_coalesce()
 
          if (is_nop_mov) {
             inst->remove(block);
+            progress = true;
             continue;
          }
       }