diff --git a/mypyc/irbuild/builder.py b/mypyc/irbuild/builder.py
index 63930123135f..73b2b1b04036 100644
--- a/mypyc/irbuild/builder.py
+++ b/mypyc/irbuild/builder.py
@@ -376,8 +376,17 @@ def py_call(
     ) -> Value:
         return self.builder.py_call(function, arg_values, line, arg_kinds, arg_names)
 
-    def add_bool_branch(self, value: Value, true: BasicBlock, false: BasicBlock) -> None:
-        self.builder.add_bool_branch(value, true, false)
+    def add_bool_branch(
+        self,
+        value: Value,
+        true: BasicBlock,
+        false: BasicBlock,
+        rare: bool = False,
+        opt_value_none_rare: bool = False,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.builder.add_bool_branch(
+            value, true, false, rare=rare, opt_value_none_rare=opt_value_none_rare
+        )
 
     def load_native_type_object(self, fullname: str) -> Value:
         return self.builder.load_native_type_object(fullname)
diff --git a/mypyc/irbuild/callable_class.py b/mypyc/irbuild/callable_class.py
index bbd1b909afb6..c36d672ee887 100644
--- a/mypyc/irbuild/callable_class.py
+++ b/mypyc/irbuild/callable_class.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def add_get_to_callable_class(builder: IRBuilder, fn_info: FuncInfo) -> None:
         comparison = builder.translate_is_op(
             builder.read(instance), builder.none_object(), "is", line
         )
-        builder.add_bool_branch(comparison, class_block, instance_block)
+        builder.add_bool_branch(comparison, class_block, instance_block, rare=True)
 
         builder.activate_block(class_block)
         builder.add(Return(builder.self()))
diff --git a/mypyc/irbuild/classdef.py b/mypyc/irbuild/classdef.py
index 324b44b95dc4..11ca1b9c259d 100644
--- a/mypyc/irbuild/classdef.py
+++ b/mypyc/irbuild/classdef.py
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ def setup_non_ext_dict(
     non_ext_dict = Register(dict_rprimitive)
 
     true_block, false_block, exit_block = BasicBlock(), BasicBlock(), BasicBlock()
-    builder.add_bool_branch(has_prepare, true_block, false_block)
+    builder.add_bool_branch(has_prepare, true_block, false_block, rare=True)
 
     builder.activate_block(true_block)
     cls_name = builder.load_str(cdef.name)
diff --git a/mypyc/irbuild/function.py b/mypyc/irbuild/function.py
index 738d19ea6748..53c51e0e4143 100644
--- a/mypyc/irbuild/function.py
+++ b/mypyc/irbuild/function.py
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def generate_setattr_wrapper(builder: IRBuilder, cdef: ClassDef, setattr: FuncDe
         call_delattr, call_setattr = BasicBlock(), BasicBlock()
         null = Integer(0, object_rprimitive, line)
         is_delattr = builder.add(ComparisonOp(value_arg, null, ComparisonOp.EQ, line))
-        builder.add_bool_branch(is_delattr, call_delattr, call_setattr)
+        builder.add_bool_branch(is_delattr, call_delattr, call_setattr, rare=True)
 
         builder.activate_block(call_delattr)
         delattr_symbol = cdef.info.get("__delattr__")
diff --git a/mypyc/irbuild/generator.py b/mypyc/irbuild/generator.py
index 4dcd748f6eff..5535c29a3cd7 100644
--- a/mypyc/irbuild/generator.py
+++ b/mypyc/irbuild/generator.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def add_raise_exception_blocks_to_generator_class(builder: IRBuilder, line: int)
     error_block = BasicBlock()
     ok_block = BasicBlock()
     comparison = builder.translate_is_op(exc_type, builder.none_object(), "is not", line)
-    builder.add_bool_branch(comparison, error_block, ok_block)
+    builder.add_bool_branch(comparison, error_block, ok_block, rare=True)
 
     builder.activate_block(error_block)
     builder.call_c(raise_exception_with_tb_op, [exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb], line)
diff --git a/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py b/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
index d33497d4987b..12366eb697e3 100644
--- a/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
+++ b/mypyc/irbuild/ll_builder.py
@@ -1999,15 +1999,23 @@ def bool_value(self, value: Value) -> Value:
                 result = self.primitive_op(bool_op, [value], value.line)
         return result
 
-    def add_bool_branch(self, value: Value, true: BasicBlock, false: BasicBlock) -> None:
+    def add_bool_branch(
+        self,
+        value: Value,
+        true: BasicBlock,
+        false: BasicBlock,
+        *,
+        rare: bool = False,
+        opt_value_none_rare: bool = False,
+    ) -> None:
         opt_value_type = optional_value_type(value.type)
         if opt_value_type is None:
             bool_value = self.bool_value(value)
-            self.add(Branch(bool_value, true, false, Branch.BOOL))
+            self.add(Branch(bool_value, true, false, Branch.BOOL, rare=rare))
         else:
             # Special-case optional types
             is_none = self.translate_is_op(value, self.none_object(), "is not", value.line)
-            branch = Branch(is_none, true, false, Branch.BOOL)
+            branch = Branch(is_none, true, false, Branch.BOOL, rare=opt_value_none_rare)
             self.add(branch)
             always_truthy = False
             if isinstance(opt_value_type, RInstance):
@@ -2024,7 +2032,7 @@ def add_bool_branch(self, value: Value, true: BasicBlock, false: BasicBlock) ->
                 # unbox_or_cast instead of coerce because we want the
                 # type to change even if it is a subtype.
                 remaining = self.unbox_or_cast(value, opt_value_type, value.line)
-                self.add_bool_branch(remaining, true, false)
+                self.add_bool_branch(remaining, true, false, rare=rare)
 
     def call_c(
         self,