diff --git a/test/amd/test_sqtt_examples.py b/test/amd/test_sqtt_examples.py
index b3ed48e48e..6c7efad2bd 100644
--- a/test/amd/test_sqtt_examples.py
+++ b/test/amd/test_sqtt_examples.py
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ from test.amd.helpers import TARGET_TO_ARCH
 
 import tinygrad
 EXAMPLES_DIR = Path(tinygrad.__file__).parent.parent / "extra/sqtt/examples"
-# INST ops for non-traced SIMDs (excluded from instruction count)
-OTHER_SIMD_OPS = {InstOp.OTHER_LDS_LOAD, InstOp.OTHER_LDS_STORE, InstOp.OTHER_LDS_STORE_64, InstOp.OTHER_LDS_STORE_128,
-                  InstOp.OTHER_FLAT_LOAD, InstOp.OTHER_FLAT_STORE, InstOp.OTHER_FLAT_STORE_64, InstOp.OTHER_FLAT_STORE_96,
-                  InstOp.OTHER_FLAT_STORE_128, InstOp.OTHER_GLOBAL_LOAD, InstOp.OTHER_GLOBAL_LOAD_VADDR,
-                  InstOp.OTHER_GLOBAL_STORE_64, InstOp.OTHER_GLOBAL_STORE_96, InstOp.OTHER_GLOBAL_STORE_128,
-                  InstOp.OTHER_GLOBAL_STORE_VADDR_128}
-OTHER_SIMD_OPS_RDNA4 = {InstOpRDNA4.OTHER_VMEM, InstOpRDNA4.OTHER_VMEM_5, InstOpRDNA4.OTHER_LDS_1, InstOpRDNA4.OTHER_LDS_2}
 
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 # ROCPROF DECODER
@@ -207,8 +200,8 @@ class SQTTExamplesTestBase(unittest.TestCase):
         our_insts: list[int] = []
         for event in events:
           for p in decode(event.blob):
-            if isinstance(p, INST) and p.op not in OTHER_SIMD_OPS: our_insts.append(p._time)
-            elif isinstance(p, INST_RDNA4) and p.op not in OTHER_SIMD_OPS_RDNA4: our_insts.append(p._time)
+            # INST ops for non-traced SIMDs (excluded from instruction count)
+            if isinstance(p, (INST, INST_RDNA4)) and not p.op.name.startswith("OTHER_"): our_insts.append(p._time)
             elif isinstance(p, VALUINST): our_insts.append(p._time)
             elif isinstance(p, IMMEDIATE): our_insts.append(p._time)
             elif isinstance(p, IMMEDIATE_MASK):
diff --git a/tinygrad/renderer/amd/sqtt.py b/tinygrad/renderer/amd/sqtt.py
index 2a8ccbd164..cb691cc822 100644
--- a/tinygrad/renderer/amd/sqtt.py
+++ b/tinygrad/renderer/amd/sqtt.py
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ def decode(data: bytes) -> Iterator[PacketType]:
     if special == 1:  # TS_DELTA_OR_MARK
       pkt = pkt_cls.from_raw(reg, 0)  # create packet to check is_marker
       if pkt.is_marker: delta = 0
-    elif special == 2: delta += 4  # TS_DELTA_SHORT: delta value is offset by 4
+    elif special == 2: delta += 8  # TS_DELTA_SHORT: delta value is offset by 4
     elif special == 3: delta *= 4  # CDNA_DELTA
     elif special == 4:  # CDNA_TIMESTAMP (absolute timestamp anchoring)
       if (reg >> 4) & 0xfff == 0:  # unk_0 == 0 means absolute timestamp