diff --git a/src/arch/hsail/insts/branch.hh b/src/arch/hsail/insts/branch.hh
index 89bcc1277f..3a520b216f 100644
--- a/src/arch/hsail/insts/branch.hh
+++ b/src/arch/hsail/insts/branch.hh
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ namespace HsailISA
             // Rpc and execution mask remain the same
             w->pc(getTargetPc());
         }
-        w->discardFetch();
     }
 
     class BrnDirectInst : public BrnInstBase<LabelOperand>
@@ -293,7 +292,6 @@ namespace HsailISA
             w->pushToReconvergenceStack(true_pc, rpc, true_mask);
         }
         assert(w->pc() != curr_pc);
-        w->discardFetch();
     }
 
 
@@ -405,7 +403,6 @@ namespace HsailISA
             // Rpc and execution mask remain the same
             w->pc(getTargetPc());
         }
-        w->discardFetch();
     }
 
     class BrDirectInst : public BrInstBase<LabelOperand>
diff --git a/src/gpu-compute/wavefront.cc b/src/gpu-compute/wavefront.cc
index caeed85a7d..96f0d0e963 100644
--- a/src/gpu-compute/wavefront.cc
+++ b/src/gpu-compute/wavefront.cc
@@ -675,6 +675,8 @@ Wavefront::exec()
         } else {
             instructionBuffer.pop_front();
         }
+    } else {
+        discardFetch();
     }
 
     if (computeUnit->shader->hsail_mode==Shader::SIMT) {