diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVVLOptimizer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVVLOptimizer.cpp
index e8c01e57038bf..d9e62449490de 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVVLOptimizer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVVLOptimizer.cpp
@@ -1143,16 +1143,6 @@ bool RISCVVLOptimizer::isCandidate(const MachineInstr &MI) const {
   if (MI.getNumDefs() != 1)
     return false;
 
-  unsigned VLOpNum = RISCVII::getVLOpNum(Desc);
-  const MachineOperand &VLOp = MI.getOperand(VLOpNum);
-
-  // If the VL is 1, then there is no need to reduce it. This is an
-  // optimization, not needed to preserve correctness.
-  if (VLOp.isImm() && VLOp.getImm() == 1) {
-    LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "  Not a candidate because VL is already 1\n");
-    return false;
-  }
-
   if (MI.mayRaiseFPException()) {
     LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "Not a candidate because may raise FP exception\n");
     return false;
@@ -1285,6 +1275,16 @@ std::optional<MachineOperand> RISCVVLOptimizer::checkUsers(MachineInstr &MI) {
 bool RISCVVLOptimizer::tryReduceVL(MachineInstr &MI) {
   LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "Trying to reduce VL for " << MI << "\n");
 
+  unsigned VLOpNum = RISCVII::getVLOpNum(MI.getDesc());
+  MachineOperand &VLOp = MI.getOperand(VLOpNum);
+
+  // If the VL is 1, then there is no need to reduce it. This is an
+  // optimization, not needed to preserve correctness.
+  if (VLOp.isImm() && VLOp.getImm() == 1) {
+    LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "  Abort due to VL == 1, no point in reducing.\n");
+    return false;
+  }
+
   auto CommonVL = checkUsers(MI);
   if (!CommonVL)
     return false;
@@ -1292,9 +1292,6 @@ bool RISCVVLOptimizer::tryReduceVL(MachineInstr &MI) {
   assert((CommonVL->isImm() || CommonVL->getReg().isVirtual()) &&
          "Expected VL to be an Imm or virtual Reg");
 
-  unsigned VLOpNum = RISCVII::getVLOpNum(MI.getDesc());
-  MachineOperand &VLOp = MI.getOperand(VLOpNum);
-
   if (!RISCV::isVLKnownLE(*CommonVL, VLOp)) {
     LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() << "    Abort due to CommonVL not <= VLOp.\n");
     return false;
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/vl-opt.mir b/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/vl-opt.mir
index 027eb8ca3c17f..7a28eaaaa5d8b 100644
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/vl-opt.mir
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/vl-opt.mir
@@ -149,3 +149,49 @@ body: |
     ; CHECK-NEXT: early-clobber %y:vrm2 = PseudoVWADD_WV_M1_TIED $noreg, %x, 1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
     %x:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, $noreg, $noreg, -1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
     %y:vrm2 = PseudoVWADD_WV_M1_TIED $noreg, %x, 1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+...
+---
+name: crossbb
+body: |
+  ; CHECK-LABEL: name: crossbb
+  ; CHECK: bb.0:
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   successors: %bb.3(0x80000000)
+  ; CHECK-NEXT: {{  $}}
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   PseudoBR %bb.3
+  ; CHECK-NEXT: {{  $}}
+  ; CHECK-NEXT: bb.1:
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   %a1:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, %c, $noreg, 1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   %a2:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, %a1, $noreg, 1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   $v8 = COPY %a2
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   PseudoRET
+  ; CHECK-NEXT: {{  $}}
+  ; CHECK-NEXT: bb.2:
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   %b1:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, %c, $noreg, 1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   %b2:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, %b1, $noreg, 1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   $v8 = COPY %b2
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   PseudoRET
+  ; CHECK-NEXT: {{  $}}
+  ; CHECK-NEXT: bb.3:
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   successors: %bb.1(0x40000000), %bb.2(0x40000000)
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   liveins: $x1
+  ; CHECK-NEXT: {{  $}}
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   %c:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, $noreg, $noreg, 1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   BEQ $x1, $x0, %bb.1
+  ; CHECK-NEXT:   PseudoBR %bb.2
+  bb.0:
+    PseudoBR %bb.3
+  bb.1:
+    %a1:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, %c, $noreg, -1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+    %a2:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, %a1, $noreg, 1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+    $v8 = COPY %a2
+    PseudoRET
+  bb.2:
+    %b1:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, %c, $noreg, -1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+    %b2:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, %b1, $noreg, 1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+    $v8 = COPY %b2
+    PseudoRET
+  bb.3:
+    liveins: $x1
+    %c:vr = PseudoVADD_VV_M1 $noreg, $noreg, $noreg, -1, 3 /* e8 */, 0 /* tu, mu */
+    BEQ $x1, $x0, %bb.1
+    PseudoBR %bb.2