diff --git a/tinygrad/shape/view.py b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
index 1a77984dca..011b24cb4a 100644
--- a/tinygrad/shape/view.py
+++ b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class View:
     if vm1.contiguous and vm1.size() == vm2.size() and (ret := vm2.reshape(vm1.shape)) is not None: return ret
     if vm1.mask:
       for b,e in vm1.mask:
-        if not (b < e): return View.create(vm1.shape, (0,) * len(vm1.shape), 0, ((0,0),) * len(vm1.shape))
+        if resolve(b >= e, False): return View.create(vm1.shape, (0,) * len(vm1.shape), 0, ((0,0),) * len(vm1.shape))
       return (merged := vm2 + vm1.shrink(vm1.mask)) and merged.pad(tuple((b,s-e) for (b,e),s in zip(vm1.mask, vm1.shape)))
 
     # Project vm1's offset and strides on to vm2.
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class View:
       # Try to project vm2's mask on to vm1.
       newb, newe, bad = [0] * len(vm1.shape), list(vm1.shape), False
       for d2, ((b, e), o, (_, t)) in enumerate(zip(vm2.mask, origin, reversed(extents))):
-        if not (t.vmin < b or t.vmax >= e): continue
+        if resolve(b <= t.vmin and t.vmax < e, False): continue
         if not isinstance(o, int) or not isinstance(b, int) or not isinstance(e, int):
           bad = True
           continue