diff --git a/test/test_renderer_failures.py b/test/test_renderer_failures.py
index 8c676c873e..64080e2b2c 100644
--- a/test/test_renderer_failures.py
+++ b/test/test_renderer_failures.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import unittest
 from typing import List, cast
 import numpy as np
 from tinygrad.device import Buffer, Device, is_dtype_supported
-from tinygrad.dtype import dtypes
+from tinygrad.dtype import dtypes, ConstType
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import CompiledRunner
 from tinygrad.helpers import dedup, flatten, prod
 from tinygrad.renderer.cstyle import CStyleLanguage
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ def _test_uop_result(inputs:List[Tensor], stores:List[UOp], local_size=None):
   ei.exec(outbufs+inbufs)
   return [np.frombuffer(x.as_buffer(), _to_np_dtype(x.dtype)) for x in outbufs]
 
+def _setup_and_test_alu(alu_op:Ops, input_val:ConstType, *alu_src_uops:UOp):
+  dtype = alu_src_uops[0].dtype
+  a = UOp(Ops.DEFINE_GLOBAL, dtype.ptr(), (), 0)
+  b = UOp(Ops.DEFINE_GLOBAL, dtype.ptr(), (), 1)
+  idx = UOp.const(dtypes.int, 0)
+  ld = UOp(Ops.LOAD, dtype, (b.index(idx),))
+  alu = ld.alu(alu_op, *alu_src_uops)
+  store = UOp.store(a.index(idx), alu)
+  sink = UOp(Ops.SINK, dtypes.void, (store,))
+  uops = full_rewrite(sink, Device[Device.DEFAULT].renderer)
+  return _test_uop_result([Tensor([input_val])], uops)[0]
+
 class TestRendererFailures(unittest.TestCase):
   @unittest.skipIf(not isinstance(Device[Device.DEFAULT].renderer, (PTXRenderer, PythonRenderer)), "test is for ptx or python renderer")
   def test_gated_store_with_alu(self):
@@ -52,16 +64,8 @@ class TestRendererFailures(unittest.TestCase):
 @unittest.skipIf(not isinstance(Device[Device.DEFAULT].renderer, CStyleLanguage), "uops are for cstyle")
 class TestCStyleFailures(unittest.TestCase):
   def test_inline_const_alu(self):
-    a = UOp(Ops.DEFINE_GLOBAL, dtypes.int.ptr(), (), 0)
-    b = UOp(Ops.DEFINE_GLOBAL, dtypes.int.ptr(), (), 1)
-    idx = UOp.const(dtypes.int, 0)
-    ld = UOp(Ops.LOAD, dtypes.int, (b.index(idx),))
-    alu = ld.alu(Ops.MAX, UOp.const(dtypes.int, dtypes.min(dtypes.int)+1))
-    store = UOp.store(a.index(idx), alu)
-    sink = UOp(Ops.SINK, dtypes.void, (store,))
-    uops = full_rewrite(sink, Device[Device.DEFAULT].renderer)
     # CPU doesn't use the max function
-    ret = _test_uop_result([Tensor([1])], uops)[0]
+    ret = _setup_and_test_alu(Ops.MAX, 1, UOp.const(dtypes.int, dtypes.min(dtypes.int)+1))
     self.assertEqual(ret[0], 1)
 
 @unittest.skipIf(not isinstance(Device[Device.DEFAULT].renderer, PTXRenderer), "tests for ptx renderer")