diff --git a/tinygrad/features/graph/metal.py b/tinygrad/features/graph/metal.py
index 375bbc063d..600ddcb8d4 100644
--- a/tinygrad/features/graph/metal.py
+++ b/tinygrad/features/graph/metal.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class MetalGraph:
     if self.icb is None: raise GraphException("create indirect command buffer failed, does your system support this?")
 
     if len(var_vals): self.int_buf = self.device.allocator.alloc(len(var_vals)*dtypes.int32.itemsize)
-    read_resources, write_resources = [], []
+    read_resources, write_resources = [self.int_buf] if len(var_vals) else [], []
     for j,ji in enumerate(self.jit_cache):
       prg: CompiledASTRunner = cast(CompiledASTRunner, ji.prg)
       descriptor = Metal.MTLComputePipelineDescriptor.new()
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ class MetalGraph:
     if len(var_vals): self.int_buf_view[:] = list(var_vals.values())
     command_buffer = self.device.mtl_queue.commandBuffer()
     encoder = command_buffer.computeCommandEncoder()
-    encoder.executeCommandsInBuffer_withRange_(self.icb, Metal.MTLIndirectCommandBufferExecutionRangeMake(0,len(self.jit_cache)))
     encoder.useResources_count_usage_(all_read_resources, len(all_read_resources), Metal.MTLResourceUsageRead)
     encoder.useResources_count_usage_(self.write_resources, len(self.write_resources), Metal.MTLResourceUsageWrite)
+    encoder.executeCommandsInBuffer_withRange_(self.icb, Metal.MTLIndirectCommandBufferExecutionRangeMake(0,len(self.jit_cache)))
     encoder.endEncoding()
     command_buffer.commit()
     self.command_buffer = command_buffer