https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59533
--- Comment #7 from Oleg Endo <olegendo at gcc dot gnu.org> --- If a shll is followed by a cbranch: unsigned int test_09_0 (int x, unsigned int y, unsigned int z) { return ~(x >> 31) ? y : z; } shll r4 bf .L4 mov r6,r5 .L4: rts mov r5,r0 it's better to use cmp/pz and invert the branch condition. Combine is looking for the following pattern: Failed to match this instruction: (set (pc) (if_then_else (ge (reg:SI 4 r4 [ x ]) (const_int 0 [0])) (label_ref:SI 17) (pc))) One option could be adding a pattern like: (define_insn_and_split "*cbranch" [(set (pc) (if_then_else (match_operand 0 "treg_set_expr") (label_ref (match_operand 1)) (pc))) (clobber (reg:SI T_REG))]