diff --git a/passes/techmap/abc9.cc b/passes/techmap/abc9.cc
index ac64ae86d..cd798cfbe 100644
--- a/passes/techmap/abc9.cc
+++ b/passes/techmap/abc9.cc
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ struct Abc9Pass : public ScriptPass
 		active_design->selection_stack.emplace_back(false);
 
 		for (auto mod : selected_modules) {
-			if (module->attributes.count(ID(abc9_box_id)))
+			if (mod->attributes.count(ID(abc9_box_id)))
 				continue;
 
-			if (module->processes.size() > 0) {
-				log("Skipping module %s as it contains processes.\n", log_id(module));
+			if (mod->processes.size() > 0) {
+				log("Skipping module %s as it contains processes.\n", log_id(mod));
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ struct Abc9Pass : public ScriptPass
 			tempdir_name = make_temp_dir(tempdir_name);
 
 			run("scc -set_attr abc9_scc_id {}");
-			run("abc9_ops -break_scc");
+			run("abc9_ops -break_scc -prep_dff");
 			run("aigmap");
 			run(stringf("write_xaiger -map %s/input.sym %s/input.xaig", tempdir_name.c_str(), tempdir_name.c_str()),
 					"write_xaiger -map <abc-temp-dir>/input.sym <abc-temp-dir>/input.xaig");
diff --git a/passes/techmap/abc9_map.cc b/passes/techmap/abc9_map.cc
index 83f90a762..6b9d0afff 100644
--- a/passes/techmap/abc9_map.cc
+++ b/passes/techmap/abc9_map.cc
@@ -960,48 +960,13 @@ struct Abc9MapPass : public Pass {
 			}
 		}
 
-		SigMap assign_map;
-		CellTypes ct(design);
 		for (auto module : design->selected_modules())
 		{
 			if (module->processes.size() > 0)
 				log_error("Module '%s' has processes!\n", log_id(module));
 
-			assign_map.set(module);
-
-			typedef SigSpec clkdomain_t;
-			dict<clkdomain_t, int> clk_to_mergeability;
-
 			const std::vector<RTLIL::Cell*> all_cells = module->selected_cells();
 
-			for (auto cell : all_cells) {
-				auto inst_module = design->module(cell->type);
-				if (!inst_module || !inst_module->attributes.count("\\abc9_flop")
-						|| cell->get_bool_attribute("\\abc9_keep"))
-					continue;
-
-				Wire *abc9_clock_wire = module->wire(stringf("%s.$abc9_clock", cell->name.c_str()));
-				if (abc9_clock_wire == NULL)
-					log_error("'%s$abc9_clock' is not a wire present in module '%s'.\n", cell->name.c_str(), log_id(module));
-				SigSpec abc9_clock = assign_map(abc9_clock_wire);
-
-				clkdomain_t key(abc9_clock);
-
-				auto r = clk_to_mergeability.insert(std::make_pair(abc9_clock, clk_to_mergeability.size() + 1));
-				auto r2 YS_ATTRIBUTE(unused) = cell->attributes.insert(std::make_pair(ID(abc9_mergeability), r.first->second));
-				log_assert(r2.second);
-
-				Wire *abc9_init_wire = module->wire(stringf("%s.$abc9_init", cell->name.c_str()));
-				if (abc9_init_wire == NULL)
-				    log_error("'%s.$abc9_init' is not a wire present in module '%s'.\n", cell->name.c_str(), log_id(module));
-				log_assert(GetSize(abc9_init_wire) == 1);
-				SigSpec abc9_init = assign_map(abc9_init_wire);
-				if (!abc9_init.is_fully_const())
-				    log_error("'%s.$abc9_init' is not a constant wire present in module '%s'.\n", cell->name.c_str(), log_id(module));
-				r2 = cell->attributes.insert(std::make_pair(ID(abc9_init), abc9_init.as_const()));
-				log_assert(r2.second);
-			}
-
 			design->selected_active_module = module->name.str();
 			abc9_module(design, module, script_file, exe_file, lut_costs,
 					delay_target, lutin_shared, fast_mode, all_cells, show_tempdir,
diff --git a/passes/techmap/abc9_ops.cc b/passes/techmap/abc9_ops.cc
index 4c30efd06..3e7e5ec7f 100644
--- a/passes/techmap/abc9_ops.cc
+++ b/passes/techmap/abc9_ops.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "kernel/register.h"
+#include "kernel/sigtools.h"
 
 USING_YOSYS_NAMESPACE
 PRIVATE_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
@@ -95,6 +96,44 @@ void unbreak_scc(RTLIL::Module *module) {
 	module->fixup_ports();
 }
 
+void prep_dff(RTLIL::Module *module) {
+	auto design = module->design;
+	log_assert(design);
+
+	SigMap assign_map(module);
+
+	typedef SigSpec clkdomain_t;
+	dict<clkdomain_t, int> clk_to_mergeability;
+
+	for (auto cell : module->selected_cells()) {
+		auto inst_module = design->module(cell->type);
+		if (!inst_module || !inst_module->attributes.count("\\abc9_flop")
+				|| cell->get_bool_attribute("\\abc9_keep"))
+			continue;
+
+		Wire *abc9_clock_wire = module->wire(stringf("%s.$abc9_clock", cell->name.c_str()));
+		if (abc9_clock_wire == NULL)
+			log_error("'%s$abc9_clock' is not a wire present in module '%s'.\n", cell->name.c_str(), log_id(module));
+		SigSpec abc9_clock = assign_map(abc9_clock_wire);
+
+		clkdomain_t key(abc9_clock);
+
+		auto r = clk_to_mergeability.insert(std::make_pair(abc9_clock, clk_to_mergeability.size() + 1));
+		auto r2 YS_ATTRIBUTE(unused) = cell->attributes.insert(std::make_pair(ID(abc9_mergeability), r.first->second));
+		log_assert(r2.second);
+
+		Wire *abc9_init_wire = module->wire(stringf("%s.$abc9_init", cell->name.c_str()));
+		if (abc9_init_wire == NULL)
+		    log_error("'%s.$abc9_init' is not a wire present in module '%s'.\n", cell->name.c_str(), log_id(module));
+		log_assert(GetSize(abc9_init_wire) == 1);
+		SigSpec abc9_init = assign_map(abc9_init_wire);
+		if (!abc9_init.is_fully_const())
+		    log_error("'%s.$abc9_init' is not a constant wire present in module '%s'.\n", cell->name.c_str(), log_id(module));
+		r2 = cell->attributes.insert(std::make_pair(ID(abc9_init), abc9_init.as_const()));
+		log_assert(r2.second);
+	}
+}
+
 struct Abc9PrepPass : public Pass {
 	Abc9PrepPass() : Pass("abc9_ops", "helper functions for ABC9") { }
 	void help() YS_OVERRIDE
@@ -111,6 +150,7 @@ struct Abc9PrepPass : public Pass {
 
 		bool break_scc_mode = false;
 		bool unbreak_scc_mode = false;
+		bool prep_dff_mode = false;
 
 		size_t argidx;
 		for (argidx = 1; argidx < args.size(); argidx++) {
@@ -123,6 +163,10 @@ struct Abc9PrepPass : public Pass {
 				unbreak_scc_mode = true;
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (arg == "-prep_dff") {
+				prep_dff_mode = true;
+				continue;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 		extra_args(args, argidx, design);
@@ -132,6 +176,8 @@ struct Abc9PrepPass : public Pass {
 				break_scc(mod);
 			if (unbreak_scc_mode)
 				unbreak_scc(mod);
+			if (prep_dff_mode)
+				prep_dff(mod);
 		}
 	}
 } Abc9PrepPass;