diff --git a/tinygrad/opt/kernel.py b/tinygrad/opt/kernel.py
index bcc4d06632..ae783aeb7f 100644
--- a/tinygrad/opt/kernel.py
+++ b/tinygrad/opt/kernel.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class Kernel:
         return ret.replace(src=(ret.src[0].replace(arg=st),)+ret.src[1:])
       if op.op is Ops.SINK:
         return ret.replace(arg = KernelInfo(to_function_name(self.name) if name_override is None else name_override,
-                                            self.local_dims, self.upcasted, self.dont_use_locals))
+                                            self.local_dims, self.upcasted, self.dont_use_locals, tuple(self.applied_opts)))
       if op.op is Ops.REDUCE_AXIS:
         reduce_idx = len(self.bufs) + self.reduceops.index(op) * 2
 
@@ -565,5 +565,5 @@ class Kernel:
     self.linearize(name_override, ast_transform)
     assert self.uops[-1].op is Ops.SINK, "last uop must be sink"
     src = self.opts.render(self.uops)
-    return ProgramSpec(self.name if not name_override else name_override, src, self.opts.device, self.ast, self.uops, self.applied_opts,
+    return ProgramSpec(self.name if not name_override else name_override, src, self.opts.device, self.ast, self.uops,
                        global_size=[1,1,1] if self.opts.has_local else None, local_size=[1,1,1] if self.opts.has_local else None)
diff --git a/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py b/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py
index 14212bd003..d47dc47e03 100644
--- a/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py
+++ b/tinygrad/renderer/__init__.py
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ class ProgramSpec:
   device:str
   ast:UOp  # save the base ast (this is method cache key)
   uops:Optional[list[UOp]]=None
-  applied_opts:Optional[list[Opt]]=None
 
   # filled in from uops (if we have uops)
   global_size:Optional[list[int]]=None
@@ -131,6 +130,10 @@ class ProgramSpec:
   @functools.cached_property
   def function_name(self) -> str: return to_function_name(self.name)
 
+  @property
+  def applied_opts(self) -> tuple[Opt, ...]|None: return self.uops[-1].arg.applied_opts if \
+    self.uops is not None and self.uops[-1].op is Ops.SINK and self.uops[-1].arg is not None else None
+
   def launch_dims(self, var_vals:dict[Variable, int]):
     global_size = [sym_infer(sz, var_vals) for sz in self.global_size] if self.global_size is not None else None
     local_size = [sym_infer(sz, var_vals) for sz in self.local_size] if self.local_size is not None else None
diff --git a/tinygrad/uop/ops.py b/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
index 8d9e632699..e048056130 100644
--- a/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
+++ b/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ class KernelInfo:
   local_dims: int = 0           # number of local dimensions  (this is remapping RANGE to SPECIAL)
   upcasted: int = 0             # count that are upcasted     (this is remapping RANGE to UNROLL)
   dont_use_locals: bool = False # don't use local indexing
+  applied_opts: tuple = tuple()
 
 # ******** ops in python ********