https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=102446
--- Comment #3 from Richard Biener <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> --- void m() { int aa = 0, i = 0; for (; i < 3; i++) if (k < 0) aa |= *j; Dump of assembler code for function m: 0x0000000000400540 <+0>: mov 0x200b16(%rip),%edi # 0x60105c <k> 0x0000000000400546 <+6>: mov 0x200b13(%rip),%rax # 0x601060 <j> 0x000000000040054d <+13>: sar $0x1f,%edi => 0x0000000000400550 <+16>: and (%rax),%edi 0x0000000000400552 <+18>: cmpw $0x0,0x200af6(%rip) # 0x601050 <d> so we're loading *j before checking k < 0. On GIMPLE that's OK: <bb 2> [local count: 268435456]: k.5_1 = k; j.6_2 = j; if (k.5_1 < 0) goto <bb 3>; [41.00%] else goto <bb 4>; [59.00%] <bb 3> [local count: 110058537]: j.6__lsm0.31_28 = *j.6_2; <bb 4> [local count: 268435456]: # aa_9 = PHI <j.6__lsm0.31_28(3), 0(2)> but RTL if-conversion makes the load unconditional. (insn 13 12 35 3 (set (reg/v:SI 89 [ j.6__lsm0.31 ]) (mem:SI (reg/f:DI 83 [ j.6_2 ]) [1 *j.6_2+0 S4 A32])) 77 {*movsi_internal} (expr_list:REG_DEAD (reg/f:DI 83 [ j.6_2 ]) (nil))) I don't see any flags marking it as not trapping?