diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVCodeGenPrepare.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVCodeGenPrepare.cpp
index 35c46157c2eb9..b3f3dc6e2256c 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVCodeGenPrepare.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/RISCV/RISCVCodeGenPrepare.cpp
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ bool RISCVCodeGenPrepare::visitIntrinsicInst(IntrinsicInst &I) {
   return true;
 }
 
+// Always expand zero strided loads so we match more .vx splat patterns, even if
+// we have +optimized-zero-stride-loads. RISCVDAGToDAGISel::Select will convert
+// it back to a strided load if it's optimized.
 bool RISCVCodeGenPrepare::expandVPStrideLoad(IntrinsicInst &II) {
-  if (ST->hasOptimizedZeroStrideLoad())
-    return false;
-
   Value *BasePtr, *VL;
 
   using namespace PatternMatch;
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/fixed-vectors-strided-vpload.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/fixed-vectors-strided-vpload.ll
index 41c7d1f5fd64c..95f853b77f18b 100644
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/fixed-vectors-strided-vpload.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/fixed-vectors-strided-vpload.ll
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ declare <33 x double> @llvm.experimental.vp.strided.load.v33f64.p0.i64(ptr, i64,
 define <4 x i8> @zero_strided_unmasked_vpload_4i8_i8(ptr %ptr) {
 ; CHECK-OPT-LABEL: zero_strided_unmasked_vpload_4i8_i8:
 ; CHECK-OPT:       # %bb.0:
-; CHECK-OPT-NEXT:    vsetivli zero, 3, e8, mf4, ta, ma
+; CHECK-OPT-NEXT:    vsetivli zero, 4, e8, mf4, ta, ma
 ; CHECK-OPT-NEXT:    vlse8.v v8, (a0), zero
 ; CHECK-OPT-NEXT:    ret
 ;
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ define <4 x i8> @zero_strided_unmasked_vpload_4i8_i8(ptr %ptr) {
 define <4 x half> @zero_strided_unmasked_vpload_4f16(ptr %ptr) {
 ; CHECK-OPT-LABEL: zero_strided_unmasked_vpload_4f16:
 ; CHECK-OPT:       # %bb.0:
-; CHECK-OPT-NEXT:    vsetivli zero, 3, e16, mf2, ta, ma
+; CHECK-OPT-NEXT:    vsetivli zero, 4, e16, mf2, ta, ma
 ; CHECK-OPT-NEXT:    vlse16.v v8, (a0), zero
 ; CHECK-OPT-NEXT:    ret
 ;
@@ -670,3 +670,30 @@ define <4 x half> @zero_strided_unmasked_vpload_4f16(ptr %ptr) {
   %load = call <4 x half> @llvm.experimental.vp.strided.load.4f16.p0.i32(ptr %ptr, i32 0, <4 x i1> splat (i1 true), i32 3)
   ret <4 x half> %load
 }
+
+define <4 x i64> @zero_strided_vadd.vx(<4 x i64> %v, ptr %ptr) {
+; CHECK-RV32-LABEL: zero_strided_vadd.vx:
+; CHECK-RV32:       # %bb.0:
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    addi sp, sp, -16
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    .cfi_def_cfa_offset 16
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    lw a1, 4(a0)
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    lw a0, 0(a0)
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    sw a1, 12(sp)
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    sw a0, 8(sp)
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    addi a0, sp, 8
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    vsetivli zero, 4, e64, m2, ta, ma
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    vlse64.v v10, (a0), zero
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    vadd.vv v8, v8, v10
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    addi sp, sp, 16
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    ret
+;
+; CHECK-RV64-LABEL: zero_strided_vadd.vx:
+; CHECK-RV64:       # %bb.0:
+; CHECK-RV64-NEXT:    ld a0, 0(a0)
+; CHECK-RV64-NEXT:    vsetivli zero, 4, e64, m2, ta, ma
+; CHECK-RV64-NEXT:    vadd.vx v8, v8, a0
+; CHECK-RV64-NEXT:    ret
+  %load = call <4 x i64> @llvm.experimental.vp.strided.load.v4i64.p0.i32(ptr %ptr, i32 0, <4 x i1> splat (i1 true), i32 4)
+  %w = add <4 x i64> %v, %load
+  ret <4 x i64> %w
+}
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/strided-vpload.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/strided-vpload.ll
index 6b8ded4914226..563da270272c2 100644
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/strided-vpload.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/RISCV/rvv/strided-vpload.ll
@@ -822,3 +822,31 @@ define <vscale x 1 x half> @zero_strided_unmasked_vpload_nxv1f16(ptr %ptr) {
   %load = call <vscale x 1 x half> @llvm.experimental.vp.strided.load.nxv1f16.p0.i32(ptr %ptr, i32 0, <vscale x 1 x i1> splat (i1 true), i32 4)
   ret <vscale x 1 x half> %load
 }
+
+define <vscale x 1 x i64> @zero_strided_vadd.vx(<vscale x 1 x i64> %v, ptr %ptr) {
+; CHECK-RV32-LABEL: zero_strided_vadd.vx:
+; CHECK-RV32:       # %bb.0:
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    addi sp, sp, -16
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    .cfi_def_cfa_offset 16
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    lw a1, 4(a0)
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    lw a0, 0(a0)
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    sw a1, 12(sp)
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    sw a0, 8(sp)
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    addi a0, sp, 8
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    vsetvli a1, zero, e64, m1, ta, ma
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    vlse64.v v9, (a0), zero
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    vadd.vv v8, v8, v9
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    addi sp, sp, 16
+; CHECK-RV32-NEXT:    ret
+;
+; CHECK-RV64-LABEL: zero_strided_vadd.vx:
+; CHECK-RV64:       # %bb.0:
+; CHECK-RV64-NEXT:    ld a0, 0(a0)
+; CHECK-RV64-NEXT:    vsetvli a1, zero, e64, m1, ta, ma
+; CHECK-RV64-NEXT:    vadd.vx v8, v8, a0
+; CHECK-RV64-NEXT:    ret
+  %vscale = call i32 @llvm.vscale()
+  %load = call <vscale x 1 x i64> @llvm.experimental.vp.strided.load.nxv1i64.p0.i32(ptr %ptr, i32 0, <vscale x 1 x i1> splat (i1 true), i32 %vscale)
+  %w = add <vscale x 1 x i64> %v, %load
+  ret <vscale x 1 x i64> %w
+}