diff --git a/tinygrad/shape/view.py b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
index a5153a6cec..90f5cd4e81 100644
--- a/tinygrad/shape/view.py
+++ b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class View:
 
   @functools.lru_cache(None)  # pylint: disable=method-cache-max-size-none
   def unbind(self) -> Tuple[View, Dict[Variable, int]]:
-    var_unboundvar_val = [(v, v.unbind()) for v in self.vars() if v.val is not None]
+    var_unboundvar_val = [(v, v.unbind()) for v in self.vars()]
     unbound_vars = {v:uv for v,(uv,_) in var_unboundvar_val}
     new_shape = tuple([s if isinstance(s, int) else s.substitute(unbound_vars) for s in self.shape])
     new_strides = tuple([s if isinstance(s, int) else s.substitute(unbound_vars) for s in self.strides])