diff --git a/tinygrad/shape/view.py b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
index eb985854c9..39b4ee084a 100644
--- a/tinygrad/shape/view.py
+++ b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def _reshape_mask(view: View, new_shape:Tuple[sint, ...]) -> Tuple[Optional[Tupl
   while len(new_mask) < len(new_shape):
     (l, r), next_stride = (mask[0], mask[1]), new_dim * curr_stride
 
-    if old_dim >= new_dim: # need to split mask.
+    if old_dim >= new_dim * curr_stride: # need to split mask.
       offsets.append(off)
 
       if old_dim == next_stride: # simply copy the mask and get next batch for merging
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def _reshape_mask(view: View, new_shape:Tuple[sint, ...]) -> Tuple[Optional[Tupl
         new_mask.append((l % ns // curr_stride, (r - 1) % ns // curr_stride + 1))
         curr_stride, new_dim = next_stride,  next(r_new_shape, 1) # need to get mask for next dimension
 
-    elif old_dim < new_dim * curr_stride:
+    else:
       next_mask = next(r_masks, (0, 1))
       # combine if the mask can unfold continuously
       if (l != 0 or r != old_dim) and next_mask[1] - next_mask[0] != 1: return view.mask, tuple(), True