diff --git a/python/flydsl/compiler/ast_rewriter.py b/python/flydsl/compiler/ast_rewriter.py
index 54daa5ca..2438a068 100644
--- a/python/flydsl/compiler/ast_rewriter.py
+++ b/python/flydsl/compiler/ast_rewriter.py
@@ -920,39 +920,21 @@ def scf_ifexp_dispatch(cond, then_fn, else_fn):
         if not isinstance(cond_i1, ir.Value):
             raise TypeError(f"dynamic ifexp condition must lower to ir.Value, got {type(cond_i1).__name__}")
 
-        sandbox = scf.ExecuteRegionOp(result=[])
-        sandbox.region.blocks.append()
-        with ir.InsertionPoint(sandbox.region.blocks[0]):
-            probe_then = then_fn()
-            probe_then_raw = _unwrap_value(probe_then)
-            probe_else = else_fn()
-            probe_else_raw = _unwrap_value(probe_else)
-            if not isinstance(probe_then_raw, ir.Value):
-                raise TypeError(
-                    f"dynamic ifexp then-branch must produce an MLIR Value, " f"got {type(probe_then_raw).__name__}"
-                )
-            if not isinstance(probe_else_raw, ir.Value):
-                raise TypeError(
-                    f"dynamic ifexp else-branch must produce an MLIR Value, " f"got {type(probe_else_raw).__name__}"
-                )
-            if probe_then_raw.type != probe_else_raw.type:
-                raise TypeError(
-                    f"dynamic ifexp type mismatch: "
-                    f"then-branch produces {probe_then_raw.type}, "
-                    f"else-branch produces {probe_else_raw.type}"
-                )
-            yield_type = probe_then_raw.type
-
-        op = scf.IfOp(cond_i1, [yield_type], has_else=True, loc=ir.Location.unknown())
-        with ir.InsertionPoint(op.regions[0].blocks[0]):
-            scf.YieldOp([_unwrap_value(then_fn())])
-        if len(op.regions[1].blocks) == 0:
-            op.regions[1].blocks.append()
-        with ir.InsertionPoint(op.regions[1].blocks[0]):
-            scf.YieldOp([_unwrap_value(else_fn())])
-
-        sandbox.operation.erase()
-        return _wrap_like(op.results[0], probe_then)
+        then_val = then_fn()
+        else_val = else_fn()
+        then_raw = _unwrap_value(then_val)
+        else_raw = _unwrap_value(else_val)
+        if not isinstance(then_raw, ir.Value):
+            raise TypeError(f"dynamic ifexp then-branch must produce an MLIR Value, got {type(then_raw).__name__}")
+        if not isinstance(else_raw, ir.Value):
+            raise TypeError(f"dynamic ifexp else-branch must produce an MLIR Value, got {type(else_raw).__name__}")
+        if then_raw.type != else_raw.type:
+            raise TypeError(
+                f"dynamic ifexp type mismatch: then-branch produces {then_raw.type}, else-branch produces {else_raw.type}"
+            )
+
+        result = arith.SelectOp(cond_i1, then_raw, else_raw).result
+        return _wrap_like(result, then_val)
 
 
 @ASTRewriter.register
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_ifexp_dispatch.py b/tests/unit/test_ifexp_dispatch.py
index db5dda08..1218ef32 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_ifexp_dispatch.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_ifexp_dispatch.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_ifexp_static_false_no_scf_if():
         assert "scf.if" not in str(module)
 
 
-def test_ifexp_dynamic_builds_scf_if():
+def test_ifexp_dynamic_builds_arith_select():
     with Context(), Location.unknown():
         module = Module.create()
         i1 = IntegerType.get_signless(1)
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ def test_ifexp_dynamic_builds_scf_if():
 
         assert module.operation.verify()
         ir_text = str(module)
-        assert "scf.if" in ir_text
-        assert "-> (i32)" in ir_text
+        assert "arith.select" in ir_text
+        assert "scf.if" not in ir_text
 
 
 def test_ifexp_dynamic_type_mismatch_raises():
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ def test_ifexp_nested_condition():
 
         assert module.operation.verify()
         ir_text = str(module)
-        assert ir_text.count("scf.if") == 2
+        assert ir_text.count("arith.select") == 2
+        assert "scf.if" not in ir_text
 
 
 def test_ifexp_dynamic_float32():
@@ -145,8 +146,8 @@ def test_ifexp_dynamic_float32():
 
         assert module.operation.verify()
         ir_text = str(module)
-        assert "scf.if" in ir_text
-        assert "-> (f32)" in ir_text
+        assert "arith.select" in ir_text
+        assert "scf.if" not in ir_text
 
 
 def test_ifexp_dynamic_float16():
@@ -169,5 +170,5 @@ def test_ifexp_dynamic_float16():
 
         assert module.operation.verify()
         ir_text = str(module)
-        assert "scf.if" in ir_text
-        assert "-> (f16)" in ir_text
+        assert "arith.select" in ir_text
+        assert "scf.if" not in ir_text