1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp b/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp
index 20e8c0beb..c9de26217 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp
+++ b/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "slang-ir-link.h"
 #include "slang-ir-lower-generics.h"
 #include "slang-ir-lower-tuple-types.h"
+#include "slang-ir-lower-bit-cast.h"
 #include "slang-ir-restructure.h"
 #include "slang-ir-restructure-scoping.h"
 #include "slang-ir-specialize.h"
@@ -682,6 +683,12 @@ Result linkAndOptimizeIR(
 #endif
     validateIRModuleIfEnabled(compileRequest, irModule);
 
+    // Lower all bit_cast operations on complex types into leaf-level
+    // bit_cast on basic types.
+    lowerBitCast(targetRequest, irModule);
+    eliminateDeadCode(irModule);
+    validateIRModuleIfEnabled(compileRequest, irModule);
+
     return SLANG_OK;
 }