diff --git a/tinygrad/shape/view.py b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
index 9c78af3ae1..632e8e1c65 100644
--- a/tinygrad/shape/view.py
+++ b/tinygrad/shape/view.py
@@ -331,14 +331,12 @@ class View:
       while resolve(acc <= merged_dim) and resolve(acc != merged_dim) and resolve((new_dim := next(r_new_shape, 0)) > 0):
         strides.append(new_stride)
         if resolve(new_dim != 1): new_stride *= (new_dim if resolve((acc := acc * new_dim) < real_dim) else 0)
-      if resolve(acc != merged_dim): break
-    else:
-      strides += [0,] * (len(new_shape) - len(strides))
-      new_mask = _reshape_mask(self.mask, self.shape, new_shape)
-      if new_mask is not None:
-        new_strides = canonicalize_strides(tuple(e-b for b,e in new_mask), tuple(reversed(strides)))
-        extra_offset = (sum(m[0] * s for m,s in zip(self.mask, self.strides)) if self.mask else 0) - \
-                       (sum(m[0] * s for m,s in zip(new_mask, new_strides)))
-        return View.create(new_shape, new_strides, self.offset + extra_offset, new_mask)
+      if resolve(acc != merged_dim): return None
+
+    if (new_mask:=_reshape_mask(self.mask, self.shape, new_shape)) is not None:
+      new_strides = (0,) * (len(new_shape) - len(strides)) + tuple(strides[::-1])
+      extra_offset = (sum(m[0] * s for m,s in zip(self.mask, self.strides)) if self.mask else 0) - \
+                     (sum(m[0] * s for m,s in zip(new_mask, new_strides)))
+      return View.create(new_shape, new_strides, self.offset + extra_offset, new_mask)
 
     return None