diff --git a/tinygrad/uop/ops.py b/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
index 98467794a5..e3fa6e87ea 100644
--- a/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
+++ b/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
@@ -848,8 +848,8 @@ class TrackedPatternMatcher(PatternMatcher):
         continue
       match_stats[p][1] += 1
       try: ret = match(uop, ctx)
-      except Exception:
-        if TRACK_MATCH_STATS >= 2 and active_rewrites:
+      except Exception as e:
+        if TRACK_MATCH_STATS >= 2 and active_rewrites and not isinstance(e, RewriteNotReady):
           active_rewrites[-1].matches.append((track_uop(uop), track_uop(UOp(Ops.NOOP, arg=str(sys.exc_info()[1]))), p.location))
         raise
       if ret is not None and ret is not uop: