diff --git a/tinygrad/shape/shapetracker.py b/tinygrad/shape/shapetracker.py
index dfd66dc941..75a28601d6 100644
--- a/tinygrad/shape/shapetracker.py
+++ b/tinygrad/shape/shapetracker.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ class ShapeTracker:
     return self
 
   def reshape(self, new_shape: Tuple[Union[Node,int], ...]):
+    if self.views[-1].shape == new_shape: return self
     new_ints, new_nodes = partition(new_shape, lambda s: isinstance(s, int))
     if new_nodes and all(isinstance(s, int) for s in self.shape):
       # reshape from all int shape into shape with a variable, update the variable value
@@ -238,7 +239,6 @@ class ShapeTracker:
         self.var_vals[new_var] = new_val
       else: assert self.var_vals[new_var] == new_val, f"value conflicts, was {self.var_vals[new_var]}, set to {new_val}"
     elif not new_nodes: self.var_vals = {}
-    if self.views[-1].shape == new_shape: return self
     assert all(is_sym_int(x) and x > 0 for x in new_shape), f"shape must be symbolic ints and can't contain 0 or negative numbers {new_shape}"
     # only check size for int shapes. we don't check symbolic here as long as the reshape itself can be done
     if all(isinstance(s, int) for s in self.shape) and all(isinstance(s, int) for s in new_shape):