for (auto& lp : self->m_locals) {
ir_value *v = lp.get();
- if (v->m_reads.empty() && v->m_writes.size()) {
+ if (v->m_reads.empty() && v->m_writes.size() && !(v->m_flags & IR_FLAG_NOREF)) {
// if it's a vector check to ensure all it's members are unused before
// claiming it's unused, otherwise skip the vector entierly
if (v->m_vtype == TYPE_VECTOR)