diff --git a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/calc_instr_deps.rs b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/calc_instr_deps.rs
index d5cd3494763..d54f27392e8 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/calc_instr_deps.rs
+++ b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/calc_instr_deps.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 use crate::api::{GetDebugFlags, DEBUG};
 use crate::dataflow::ForwardDataflow;
 use crate::ir::*;
+use crate::opt_instr_sched_common::estimate_block_weight;
 use crate::reg_tracker::RegTracker;
 
 use rustc_hash::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
@@ -671,7 +672,8 @@ fn assign_barriers(f: &mut Function, sm: &dyn ShaderModel) {
 
 fn calc_delays(f: &mut Function, sm: &dyn ShaderModel) -> u32 {
     let mut min_num_static_cycles = 0;
-    for b in f.blocks.iter_mut().rev() {
+    for i in (0..f.blocks.len()).rev() {
+        let b = &mut f.blocks[i];
         let mut cycle = 0_u32;
 
         // Vector mapping IP to start cycle
@@ -772,7 +774,8 @@ fn calc_delays(f: &mut Function, sm: &dyn ShaderModel) -> u32 {
 
             cycle = min_start;
         }
-        min_num_static_cycles += cycle;
+
+        min_num_static_cycles += cycle * estimate_block_weight(&f.blocks, i);
     }
 
     let max_instr_delay = sm.max_instr_delay();
diff --git a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/opt_instr_sched_common.rs b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/opt_instr_sched_common.rs
index 7f35927bebd..bf14ba2c250 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/opt_instr_sched_common.rs
+++ b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/opt_instr_sched_common.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 use crate::ir::*;
+use compiler::cfg::CFG;
 use std::cmp::max;
 use std::cmp::Reverse;
 
@@ -239,6 +240,10 @@ pub fn side_effect_type(op: &Op) -> SideEffect {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn estimate_block_weight(cfg: &CFG<BasicBlock>, block_idx: usize) -> u32 {
+    10_u32.pow(cfg.loop_depth(block_idx).try_into().unwrap())
+}
+
 /// Try to guess how many cycles a variable latency instruction will take
 ///
 /// These values are based on the cycle estimates from ["Dissecting the NVidia
diff --git a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/opt_instr_sched_postpass.rs b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/opt_instr_sched_postpass.rs
index 7746c21eac4..c944936cb6c 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/opt_instr_sched_postpass.rs
+++ b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/opt_instr_sched_postpass.rs
@@ -223,13 +223,17 @@ fn sched_buffer(
 impl Function {
     pub fn opt_instr_sched_postpass(&mut self, sm: &dyn ShaderModel) -> u32 {
         let mut num_static_cycles = 0;
-        for block in &mut self.blocks {
+        for i in 0..self.blocks.len() {
+            let block = &mut self.blocks[i];
+
             let orig_instr_count = block.instrs.len();
             let instrs = std::mem::take(&mut block.instrs);
             let (instrs, cycle_count) = sched_buffer(sm, instrs);
             block.instrs = instrs.collect();
-            num_static_cycles += cycle_count;
             assert_eq!(orig_instr_count, block.instrs.len());
+
+            num_static_cycles +=
+                cycle_count * estimate_block_weight(&self.blocks, i);
         }
         num_static_cycles
     }