diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
index 35cfbe023..ab4f360f3 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ br_status arith_rewriter::mk_le_ge_eq_core(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, op_kind kin
             return BR_REWRITE3;
         }        
     }
-    if (m_util.is_idiv(arg1, t, e) && is_numeral(e, a1) && a1 > 0) {
+    
 
     if ((m_arith_lhs || m_arith_ineq_lhs) && is_numeral(arg2, a2) && is_neg_poly(arg1, new_arg1)) {
         a2.neg();
@@ -783,11 +783,13 @@ br_status arith_rewriter::mk_le_ge_eq_core(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, op_kind kin
     }
     else if (st == BR_DONE && arg1 == orig_arg1 && arg2 == orig_arg2) {
         // e > 0 => t div e ~ arg2 <=> e * (t div e) ~ e * arg2 <=> t - mod t e ~ e * arg2
-        if (is_numeral(arg2, a2) && a2 == 0 && (kind == LE || kind == GE)) {
-            switch (kind) {
-            case LE: result = m_util.mk_le(result, m_util.mk_mul(e, arg2)); return BR_REWRITE3;
-            case GE: result = m_util.mk_ge(result, m_util.mk_mul(e, arg2)); return BR_REWRITE3;
-            case EQ: result = m.mk_eq(result, m_util.mk_mul(e, arg2)); return BR_REWRITE3;
+        if (m_util.is_idiv(arg1, t, e) && is_numeral(e, a1) && a1 > 0) {
+            if (is_numeral(arg2, a2) && a2 == 0 && (kind == LE || kind == GE)) {
+                switch (kind) {
+                case LE: result = m_util.mk_le(result, m_util.mk_mul(e, arg2)); return BR_REWRITE3;
+                case GE: result = m_util.mk_ge(result, m_util.mk_mul(e, arg2)); return BR_REWRITE3;
+                case EQ: result = m.mk_eq(result, m_util.mk_mul(e, arg2)); return BR_REWRITE3;
+                }
             }
         }
         // Nothing new; return BR_FAILED to avoid rewriting loops.