diff --git a/tcg/optimize.c b/tcg/optimize.c
index 019c5aaf81..fad6f5de1f 100644
--- a/tcg/optimize.c
+++ b/tcg/optimize.c
@@ -611,6 +611,19 @@ static void init_arguments(OptContext *ctx, TCGOp *op, int nb_args)
     }
 }
 
+static void copy_propagate(OptContext *ctx, TCGOp *op,
+                           int nb_oargs, int nb_iargs)
+{
+    TCGContext *s = ctx->tcg;
+
+    for (int i = nb_oargs; i < nb_oargs + nb_iargs; i++) {
+        TCGTemp *ts = arg_temp(op->args[i]);
+        if (ts && ts_is_copy(ts)) {
+            op->args[i] = temp_arg(find_better_copy(s, ts));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /* Propagate constants and copies, fold constant expressions. */
 void tcg_optimize(TCGContext *s)
 {
@@ -646,14 +659,7 @@ void tcg_optimize(TCGContext *s)
             nb_iargs = def->nb_iargs;
         }
         init_arguments(&ctx, op, nb_oargs + nb_iargs);
-
-        /* Do copy propagation */
-        for (i = nb_oargs; i < nb_oargs + nb_iargs; i++) {
-            TCGTemp *ts = arg_temp(op->args[i]);
-            if (ts && ts_is_copy(ts)) {
-                op->args[i] = temp_arg(find_better_copy(s, ts));
-            }
-        }
+        copy_propagate(&ctx, op, nb_oargs, nb_iargs);
 
         /* For commutative operations make constant second argument */
         switch (opc) {