diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/d3dbc.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/d3dbc.c
index df831271..455a2531 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/d3dbc.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/d3dbc.c
@@ -2405,17 +2405,10 @@ static void d3dbc_write_semantic_dcls(struct d3dbc_compiler *d3dbc)
 static void d3dbc_write_expr(struct d3dbc_compiler *d3dbc, const struct hlsl_ir_node *instr)
 {
     struct hlsl_ir_expr *expr = hlsl_ir_expr(instr);
-    struct hlsl_ir_node *arg1 = expr->operands[0].node;
     struct hlsl_ctx *ctx = d3dbc->ctx;
 
     VKD3D_ASSERT(instr->reg.allocated);
 
-    if (expr->op == HLSL_OP1_REINTERPRET)
-    {
-        d3dbc_write_unary_op(d3dbc, VKD3D_SM1_OP_MOV, &instr->reg, &arg1->reg, 0, 0);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (expr->op == HLSL_OP1_CAST)
     {
         d3dbc_write_cast(d3dbc, instr);
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
index 41a8d024..09225aac 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
@@ -6722,6 +6722,10 @@ static bool sm1_generate_vsir_instr_expr(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct vsir_progr
             sm1_generate_vsir_instr_expr_per_component_instr_op(ctx, program, expr, VKD3DSIH_RCP);
             break;
 
+        case HLSL_OP1_REINTERPRET:
+            sm1_generate_vsir_instr_expr_single_instr_op(ctx, program, expr, VKD3DSIH_MOV, 0, 0, true);
+            break;
+
         case HLSL_OP1_RSQ:
             sm1_generate_vsir_instr_expr_per_component_instr_op(ctx, program, expr, VKD3DSIH_RSQ);
             break;