diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/fixnum/fixnum.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/fixnum/fixnum.factor
index cb5f2e926d..a93fa5d902 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/fixnum/fixnum.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/fixnum/fixnum.factor
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.intrinsics.fixnum
     0 cc= ^^compare-imm
     ds-push ;
 
-: (emit-fixnum-imm-op) ( infos insn -- dst )
-    ds-drop
-    [ ds-pop ]
-    [ second literal>> [ tag-fixnum ] [ \ f tag-number ] if* ]
-    [ ]
-    tri*
-    call ; inline
+: tag-literal ( n -- tagged )
+    literal>> [ tag-fixnum ] [ \ f tag-number ] if* ;
+
+: emit-fixnum-imm-op1 ( infos insn -- dst )
+    [ ds-pop ds-drop ] [ first tag-literal ] [ ] tri* call ; inline
+
+: emit-fixnum-imm-op2 ( infos insn -- dst )
+    [ ds-drop ds-pop ] [ second tag-literal ] [ ] tri* call ; inline
 
 : (emit-fixnum-op) ( insn -- dst )
     [ 2inputs ] dip call ; inline
@@ -32,9 +33,22 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.intrinsics.fixnum
 :: emit-fixnum-op ( node insn imm-insn -- )
     [let | infos [ node node-input-infos ] |
         infos second value-info-small-tagged?
-        [ infos imm-insn (emit-fixnum-imm-op) ]
-        [ insn (emit-fixnum-op) ]
-        if
+        [ infos imm-insn emit-fixnum-imm-op2 ]
+        [ insn (emit-fixnum-op) ] if
+        ds-push
+    ] ; inline
+
+:: emit-commutative-fixnum-op ( node insn imm-insn -- )
+    [let | infos [ node node-input-infos ] |
+        infos first value-info-small-tagged?
+        [ infos imm-insn emit-fixnum-imm-op1 ]
+        [
+            infos second value-info-small-tagged? [
+                infos imm-insn emit-fixnum-imm-op2
+            ] [
+                insn (emit-fixnum-op)
+            ] if
+        ] if
         ds-push
     ] ; inline
 
@@ -69,9 +83,14 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.intrinsics.fixnum
     [ (emit-fixnum*fast-imm) ] [ drop (emit-fixnum*fast) ] if
     ds-push ;
 
+: (emit-fixnum-comparison) ( cc -- quot1 quot2 )
+    [ ^^compare ] [ ^^compare-imm ] bi-curry ; inline
+
+: emit-eq ( node cc -- )
+    (emit-fixnum-comparison) emit-commutative-fixnum-op ;
+
 : emit-fixnum-comparison ( node cc -- )
-    [  ^^compare ] [ ^^compare-imm ] bi-curry
-    emit-fixnum-op ;
+    (emit-fixnum-comparison) emit-fixnum-op ;
 
 : emit-bignum>fixnum ( -- )
     ds-pop ^^bignum>integer ^^tag-fixnum ds-push ;
diff --git a/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/intrinsics.factor b/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/intrinsics.factor
index ec819f9440..15c9c0cef3 100644
--- a/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/intrinsics.factor
+++ b/basis/compiler/cfg/intrinsics/intrinsics.factor
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.intrinsics
         { \ math.private:fixnum+ [ drop [ ##fixnum-add ] [ ##fixnum-add-tail ] emit-fixnum-overflow-op ] }
         { \ math.private:fixnum- [ drop [ ##fixnum-sub ] [ ##fixnum-sub-tail ] emit-fixnum-overflow-op ] }
         { \ math.private:fixnum* [ drop [ i i ##fixnum-mul ] [ i i ##fixnum-mul-tail ] emit-fixnum-overflow-op ] }
-        { \ math.private:fixnum+fast [ [ ^^add ] [ ^^add-imm ] emit-fixnum-op iterate-next ] }
+        { \ math.private:fixnum+fast [ [ ^^add ] [ ^^add-imm ] emit-commutative-fixnum-op iterate-next ] }
         { \ math.private:fixnum-fast [ [ ^^sub ] [ ^^sub-imm ] emit-fixnum-op iterate-next ] }
-        { \ math.private:fixnum-bitand [ [ ^^and ] [ ^^and-imm ] emit-fixnum-op iterate-next ] }
-        { \ math.private:fixnum-bitor [ [ ^^or ] [ ^^or-imm ] emit-fixnum-op iterate-next ] }
-        { \ math.private:fixnum-bitxor [ [ ^^xor ] [ ^^xor-imm ] emit-fixnum-op iterate-next ] }
+        { \ math.private:fixnum-bitand [ [ ^^and ] [ ^^and-imm ] emit-commutative-fixnum-op iterate-next ] }
+        { \ math.private:fixnum-bitor [ [ ^^or ] [ ^^or-imm ] emit-commutative-fixnum-op iterate-next ] }
+        { \ math.private:fixnum-bitxor [ [ ^^xor ] [ ^^xor-imm ] emit-commutative-fixnum-op iterate-next ] }
         { \ math.private:fixnum-shift-fast [ emit-fixnum-shift-fast iterate-next ] }
         { \ math.private:fixnum-bitnot [ drop emit-fixnum-bitnot iterate-next ] }
         { \ math.integers.private:fixnum-log2 [ drop emit-fixnum-log2 iterate-next ] }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ IN: compiler.cfg.intrinsics
         { \ math.private:fixnum<= [ cc<= emit-fixnum-comparison iterate-next ] }
         { \ math.private:fixnum>= [ cc>= emit-fixnum-comparison iterate-next ] }
         { \ math.private:fixnum> [ cc> emit-fixnum-comparison iterate-next ] }
-        { \ kernel:eq? [ cc= emit-fixnum-comparison iterate-next ] }
+        { \ kernel:eq? [ cc= emit-eq iterate-next ] }
         { \ math.private:bignum>fixnum [ drop emit-bignum>fixnum iterate-next ] }
         { \ math.private:fixnum>bignum [ drop emit-fixnum>bignum iterate-next ] }
         { \ math.private:float+ [ drop [ ^^add-float ] emit-float-op iterate-next ] }