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 c6f0b0d..4da33c9 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4_copy_propagation.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4_copy_propagation.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ try_copy_propagate(const struct brw_device_info *devinfo,
    unsigned composed_swizzle = brw_compose_swizzle(inst->src[arg].swizzle,
                                                    value.swizzle);
    if (inst->is_3src() &&
-       value.file == UNIFORM &&
+       inst->src[arg].vstride == BRW_VERTICAL_STRIDE_0 &&
        !brw_is_single_value_swizzle(composed_swizzle))
       return false;