diff --git a/tinygrad/codegen/linearizer.py b/tinygrad/codegen/linearizer.py
index 81480b55ed..29e41797ad 100644
--- a/tinygrad/codegen/linearizer.py
+++ b/tinygrad/codegen/linearizer.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import itertools, math, functools
 from collections import defaultdict
 from enum import Enum, auto
 
-from tinygrad.helpers import colored, ImageDType, DEBUG, dtypes, DType, partition, prod, PtrDType
+from tinygrad.helpers import colored, ImageDType, DEBUG, dtypes, DType, partition, prod, PtrDType, all_same
 from tinygrad.ops import LazyOp, UnaryOps
 from tinygrad.ops import ReduceOps, BinaryOps, TernaryOps
 from tinygrad.runtime.lib import RawConst
@@ -407,11 +407,13 @@ class Linearizer(OptimizedKernel):
   def uop(self, uop:UOps, dtype:Optional[DType], vin:Tuple[UOp, ...], arg:Any=None, cachable=False) -> UOp:
     key = (uop, dtype, vin, arg)
     if uop == UOps.STORE and len(vin) == 2 and vin[0] == vin[1]: return vin[0]   # self store is noop
+    if uop == UOps.CAST and all(x.uop == UOps.GEP for x in vin) and all_same([x.vin[0] for x in vin]) and all(x.arg == i for i,x in enumerate(vin)): return vin[0].vin[0]
+    if uop == UOps.GEP and vin[0].uop == UOps.CONST: return self.const(vin[0].arg, dtype)
     if uop == UOps.ALU:
       # rewrites. NOTE: the rewritten NEG op is still around...
       if arg == BinaryOps.ADD and vin[1].uop == UOps.ALU and vin[1].arg == UnaryOps.NEG: return self.uop(UOps.ALU, dtype, (vin[0], vin[1].vin[0]), BinaryOps.SUB, cachable=cachable)
       # constant folding
-      if arg == UnaryOps.NEG and vin[0].uop == UOps.CONST: return self.uop(UOps.CONST, dtype, (), -vin[0].arg, cachable=True)
+      if arg == UnaryOps.NEG and vin[0].uop == UOps.CONST: return self.const(-vin[0].arg, dtype)
       # zero folding
       for x in [0,1]:
         if arg == BinaryOps.ADD and vin[x].uop == UOps.CONST and vin[x].arg == 0.0: return vin[1-x]