diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/gen/RISCV64.rules b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/gen/RISCV64.rules
index d7efef039e9..dbe04f1d588 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/gen/RISCV64.rules
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/gen/RISCV64.rules
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
 (Convert ...) => (MOVconvert ...)
 
 // Checks
-(IsNonNil p) => (NeqPtr (MOVDconst [0]) p)
+(IsNonNil ...) => (SNEZ ...)
 (IsInBounds ...) => (Less64U ...)
 (IsSliceInBounds ...) => (Leq64U ...)
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewriteRISCV64.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewriteRISCV64.go
index 7f77477da74..895f380d338 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewriteRISCV64.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewriteRISCV64.go
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ func rewriteValueRISCV64(v *Value) bool {
 		v.Op = OpLess64U
 		return true
 	case OpIsNonNil:
-		return rewriteValueRISCV64_OpIsNonNil(v)
+		v.Op = OpRISCV64SNEZ
+		return true
 	case OpIsSliceInBounds:
 		v.Op = OpLeq64U
 		return true
@@ -1101,21 +1102,6 @@ func rewriteValueRISCV64_OpHmul32u(v *Value) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 }
-func rewriteValueRISCV64_OpIsNonNil(v *Value) bool {
-	v_0 := v.Args[0]
-	b := v.Block
-	typ := &b.Func.Config.Types
-	// match: (IsNonNil p)
-	// result: (NeqPtr (MOVDconst [0]) p)
-	for {
-		p := v_0
-		v.reset(OpNeqPtr)
-		v0 := b.NewValue0(v.Pos, OpRISCV64MOVDconst, typ.UInt64)
-		v0.AuxInt = int64ToAuxInt(0)
-		v.AddArg2(v0, p)
-		return true
-	}
-}
 func rewriteValueRISCV64_OpLeq16(v *Value) bool {
 	v_1 := v.Args[1]
 	v_0 := v.Args[0]