diff --git a/backends/arm/_passes/fuse_identical_input_transforms_pass.py b/backends/arm/_passes/fuse_identical_input_transforms_pass.py
index 39bc807ce0c..00e6f5d3736 100644
--- a/backends/arm/_passes/fuse_identical_input_transforms_pass.py
+++ b/backends/arm/_passes/fuse_identical_input_transforms_pass.py
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ class FuseIdenticalInputTransformsPass(
 
     # Both bases declare this; restate it once so the two agree.
     target_ops: set[Any] = _FuseIdenticalInputTransformsPass.target_ops
+    _recompile_before_retrace = False
diff --git a/backends/transforms/fuse_identical_input_transforms_pass.py b/backends/transforms/fuse_identical_input_transforms_pass.py
index cc8da817cce..b74e35c9931 100644
--- a/backends/transforms/fuse_identical_input_transforms_pass.py
+++ b/backends/transforms/fuse_identical_input_transforms_pass.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class FuseIdenticalInputTransformsPass(ExportPass):
     _ELEMENTWISE_OPS = _BINARY_ELEMENTWISE_OPS | _NARY_ELEMENTWISE_OPS
 
     target_ops = _ELEMENTWISE_OPS | _CONCAT_OPS
+    _recompile_before_retrace = True
 
     def __init__(self, exported_program: ExportedProgram | None = None) -> None:
         super().__init__()
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ def call(self, graph_module: GraphModule) -> PassResult:
         if modified:
             graph_module.graph.eliminate_dead_code()
             graph_module.graph.lint()
-            graph_module.recompile()
+            if self._recompile_before_retrace:
+                graph_module.recompile()
             graph_module = super().call(graph_module).graph_module
 
         return PassResult(graph_module, modified)