diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/compile.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/compile.go
index 7c7bbb013a..2170eba6ae 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/compile.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/compile.go
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ var passes = [...]pass{
 	{name: "number lines", fn: numberLines, required: true},
 	{name: "early phielim", fn: phielim},
 	{name: "early copyelim", fn: copyelim},
-	{name: "sccp", fn: sccp},
 	{name: "early deadcode", fn: deadcode}, // remove generated dead code to avoid doing pointless work during opt
 	{name: "short circuit", fn: shortcircuit},
 	{name: "decompose user", fn: decomposeUser, required: true},
@@ -478,6 +477,7 @@ var passes = [...]pass{
 	{name: "softfloat", fn: softfloat, required: true},
 	{name: "late opt", fn: opt, required: true}, // TODO: split required rules and optimizing rules
 	{name: "dead auto elim", fn: elimDeadAutosGeneric},
+	{name: "sccp", fn: sccp},
 	{name: "generic deadcode", fn: deadcode, required: true}, // remove dead stores, which otherwise mess up store chain
 	{name: "check bce", fn: checkbce},
 	{name: "branchelim", fn: branchelim},