diff --git a/FEXCore/Source/Interface/IR/Passes/IRValidation.cpp b/FEXCore/Source/Interface/IR/Passes/IRValidation.cpp
index 6e3dc18a1..f54d8259d 100644
--- a/FEXCore/Source/Interface/IR/Passes/IRValidation.cpp
+++ b/FEXCore/Source/Interface/IR/Passes/IRValidation.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ void IRValidation::Run(IREmitter* IREmit) {
         }
       }
 
-      uint8_t NumArgs = IR::GetRAArgs(IROp->Op);
-
+      const uint8_t NumArgs = IR::GetRAArgs(IROp->Op);
       for (uint32_t i = 0; i < NumArgs; ++i) {
         OrderedNodeWrapper Arg = IROp->Args[i];
         const auto ArgID = Arg.ID();
@@ -127,8 +126,6 @@ void IRValidation::Run(IREmitter* IREmit) {
           continue;
         }
 
-        IROps Op = CurrentIR.GetOp<IROp_Header>(Arg)->Op;
-
         if (ArgID.IsValid()) {
           Uses[ArgID.Value]++;
         }
@@ -136,7 +133,8 @@ void IRValidation::Run(IREmitter* IREmit) {
         // We do not validate the location of inline constants because it's
         // irrelevant, they're ignored by RA and always inlined to where they
         // need to be. This lets us pool inline constants globally.
-        bool Ignore = (Op == OP_IRHEADER || Op == OP_INLINECONSTANT);
+        const IROps Op = CurrentIR.GetOp<IROp_Header>(Arg)->Op;
+        const bool Ignore = (Op == OP_IRHEADER || Op == OP_INLINECONSTANT);
 
         if (!Ignore && ArgID.IsValid() && !NodeIsLive.Get(ArgID.Value)) {
           HadError = true;