diff --git a/m1/perf/sched.c b/m1/perf/sched.c
index 877e2e8..9336d5c 100644
--- a/m1/perf/sched.c
+++ b/m1/perf/sched.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
+//#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <fpvm/is.h>
 #include <fpvm/fpvm.h>
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@
 
 #include <hw/pfpu.h>
 
+#undef assert
+#define	assert(x) \
+    do { if (!(x)) { printf("ASSERT: " #x "\n"); abort(); } } \
+    while (0)
 
 //#define	REG_STATS
 //#define	LCPF	/* longest critical path first */
 
+//#define DEBUG
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define	Dprintf printf
 #else
@@ -447,13 +452,14 @@ static void unblock(struct insn *insn)
 }
 
 
-static void put_reg_by_setter(struct insn *setter, int vm_reg)
+static void put_reg_by_ref(struct data_ref *ref, int vm_reg)
 {
+	struct insn *setter = ref->dep;
 	struct vm_reg *reg;
 
 	if (setter) {
 		put_reg(setter->vm_insn->dest);
-		if (setter->next_setter)
+		if (setter->next_setter && setter->next_setter != ref->insn)
 			unblock(setter->next_setter);
 	} else {
 		reg = sc->regs+vm_reg2idx(vm_reg);
@@ -483,15 +489,15 @@ static void issue(struct insn *insn, unsigned *code)
 
 	switch (insn->arity) {
 	case 3:
-		put_reg_by_setter(insn->cond.dep, FPVM_REG_IFB);
+		put_reg_by_ref(&insn->cond, FPVM_REG_IFB);
 		/* fall through */
 	case 2:
 		CODE(sc->cycle).opb = lookup_pfpu_reg(insn->vm_insn->opb);
-		put_reg_by_setter(insn->opb.dep, insn->vm_insn->opb);
+		put_reg_by_ref(&insn->opb, insn->vm_insn->opb);
 		/* fall through */
 	case 1:
 		CODE(sc->cycle).opa = lookup_pfpu_reg(insn->vm_insn->opa);
-		put_reg_by_setter(insn->opa.dep, insn->vm_insn->opa);
+		put_reg_by_ref(&insn->opa, insn->vm_insn->opa);
 		break;
 	case 0:
 		break;