diff --git a/src/PartitionLoops.cpp b/src/PartitionLoops.cpp
index 4ea2f067b3e5..760d49831951 100644
--- a/src/PartitionLoops.cpp
+++ b/src/PartitionLoops.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class FindSimplifications : public IRVisitor {
         IRVisitor::visit(op);
         if (has_uncaptured_likely_tag(op->predicate)) {
             const int lanes = op->predicate.type().lanes();
-            new_simplification(op->predicate, op->predicate, const_true(lanes), op->predicate);
+            new_simplification(op->predicate, op->predicate, const_true(lanes), remove_likelies(op->predicate));
         }
     }
 
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ class FindSimplifications : public IRVisitor {
         IRVisitor::visit(op);
         if (has_uncaptured_likely_tag(op->predicate)) {
             const int lanes = op->predicate.type().lanes();
-            new_simplification(op->predicate, op->predicate, const_true(lanes), op->predicate);
+            new_simplification(op->predicate, op->predicate, const_true(lanes), remove_likelies(op->predicate));
         }
     }
 
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@ class MakeSimplifications : public IRMutator {
     Expr mutate(const Expr &e) override {
         for (auto const &s : simplifications) {
             if (e.same_as(s.old_expr)) {
+                internal_assert(!s.likely_value.same_as(s.old_expr))
+                    << "Loop partitioning simplification does not mutate value: "
+                    << s.old_expr << "\n";
                 return mutate(s.likely_value);
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/correctness/partition_loops.cpp b/test/correctness/partition_loops.cpp
index 53d82b9c2e51..ba01492f958f 100644
--- a/test/correctness/partition_loops.cpp
+++ b/test/correctness/partition_loops.cpp
@@ -3,49 +3,61 @@
 using namespace Halide;
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-    Buffer<uint8_t> input(1024, 1024, 3);
+    {
+        Buffer<uint8_t> input(1024, 1024, 3);
 
-    for (int c = 0; c < input.channels(); c++) {
-        for (int y = 0; y < input.height(); y++) {
-            for (int x = 0; x < input.width(); x++) {
-                input(x, y, c) = x + y + c;
+        for (int c = 0; c < input.channels(); c++) {
+            for (int y = 0; y < input.height(); y++) {
+                for (int x = 0; x < input.width(); x++) {
+                    input(x, y, c) = x + y + c;
+                }
             }
         }
-    }
 
-    Var x("x"), y("y"), c("c");
-
-    Func clamped_input = Halide::BoundaryConditions::repeat_edge(input);
-
-    // One of the possible conditions for partitioning loop 'f.s0.x' is
-    // ((f.s0.x + g[0]) <= 1023) which depends on 'g'. Since 'g' is
-    // only allocated inside f.s0.x, partition loops should not use this
-    // condition to compute the epilogue/prologue.
-    Func f("f"), g("g"), h("h");
-    g(x, y, c) = x + y + c;
-    g(x, y, 0) = x;
-    h(x, y) = clamped_input(x + g(x, y, 0), y, 2);
-    f(x, y, c) = select(h(x, y) < x + y, x + y, y + c);
-
-    f.compute_root();
-
-    Func output("output");
-    output(x, y, c) = cast<float>(f(x, y, c));
-    Buffer<float> im = output.realize({1024, 1024, 3});
-
-    for (int y = 0; y < input.height(); y++) {
-        for (int x = 0; x < input.width(); x++) {
-            for (int c = 0; c < input.channels(); c++) {
-                float correct = (input(std::min(2 * x, input.width() - 1), y, 2) < x + y) ? x + y : y + c;
-                if (im(x, y, c) != correct) {
-                    printf("im(%d, %d, %d) = %f instead of %f\n",
-                           x, y, c, im(x, y, c), correct);
-                    return 1;
+        Var x("x"), y("y"), c("c");
+
+        Func clamped_input = Halide::BoundaryConditions::repeat_edge(input);
+
+        // One of the possible conditions for partitioning loop 'f.s0.x' is
+        // ((f.s0.x + g[0]) <= 1023) which depends on 'g'. Since 'g' is
+        // only allocated inside f.s0.x, partition loops should not use this
+        // condition to compute the epilogue/prologue.
+        Func f("f"), g("g"), h("h");
+        g(x, y, c) = x + y + c;
+        g(x, y, 0) = x;
+        h(x, y) = clamped_input(x + g(x, y, 0), y, 2);
+        f(x, y, c) = select(h(x, y) < x + y, x + y, y + c);
+
+        f.compute_root();
+
+        Func output("output");
+        output(x, y, c) = cast<float>(f(x, y, c));
+        Buffer<float> im = output.realize({1024, 1024, 3});
+
+        for (int y = 0; y < input.height(); y++) {
+            for (int x = 0; x < input.width(); x++) {
+                for (int c = 0; c < input.channels(); c++) {
+                    float correct = (input(std::min(2 * x, input.width() - 1), y, 2) < x + y) ? x + y : y + c;
+                    if (im(x, y, c) != correct) {
+                        printf("im(%d, %d, %d) = %f instead of %f\n",
+                               x, y, c, im(x, y, c), correct);
+                        return 1;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
+    // A loop partitioning bug from https://github.com/halide/Halide/issues/7742
+    {
+        Var x, y, x_outer, x_inner, y_x_inner_fused;
+        Func f;
+        f(x, y) = x + y;
+        f.split(x, x_outer, x_inner, 2, TailStrategy::PredicateStores).fuse(y, x_inner, y_x_inner_fused);
+        Pipeline p(f);
+        p.realize({100, 100});
+    }
+
     printf("Success!\n");
     return 0;
 }