diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNDPPCombine.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNDPPCombine.cpp
index 877b98dd9ea5b..1cd880eaa48e3 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNDPPCombine.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNDPPCombine.cpp
@@ -452,12 +452,6 @@ bool GCNDPPCombine::combineDPPMov(MachineInstr &MovMI) const {
       return false;
     }
 
-    if (OldOpndValue->getParent()->getParent() != MovMI.getParent()) {
-      LLVM_DEBUG(dbgs() <<
-        "  failed: old reg def and mov should be in the same BB\n");
-      return false;
-    }
-
     if (OldOpndValue->getImm() == 0) {
       if (MaskAllLanes) {
         assert(!BoundCtrlZero); // by check [1]
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/dpp_combine.mir b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/dpp_combine.mir
index 07259dbaa02bd..becc2bb095cc4 100644
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/dpp_combine.mir
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/dpp_combine.mir
@@ -434,9 +434,8 @@ body: |
     SI_END_CF %8, implicit-def dead $exec, implicit-def dead $scc, implicit $exec
 ...
 
-# old reg def is in diff BB - cannot combine
 # GCN-LABEL: name: old_in_diff_bb
-# GCN: %3:vgpr_32 = V_MOV_B32_dpp %2, %1, 1, 1, 1, 0, implicit $exec
+# GCN: %4:vgpr_32 = V_ADD_U32_dpp %0, %1, %0, 1, 1, 1, 0, implicit $exec
 
 name: old_in_diff_bb
 tracksRegLiveness: true