diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index f38a320b76..9716f04374 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -3337,6 +3337,7 @@ iseq_peephole_optimize(rb_iseq_t *iseq, LINK_ELEMENT *list, const int do_tailcal
         if (IS_INSN(next) && IS_INSN_ID(next, expandarray) &&
             OPERAND_AT(iobj, 0) == OPERAND_AT(next, 0) &&
             OPERAND_AT(next, 1) == INT2FIX(0)) {
+                ELEM_REMOVE(next);
                 /*
                  *  newarray 2
                  *  expandarray 2, 0
@@ -3344,10 +3345,18 @@ iseq_peephole_optimize(rb_iseq_t *iseq, LINK_ELEMENT *list, const int do_tailcal
                  *  swap
                  */
                 if (OPERAND_AT(iobj, 0) == INT2FIX(2)) {
-                    ELEM_REMOVE(next);
                     INSN_OF(iobj) = BIN(swap);
                     iobj->operand_size = 0;
                 }
+                /*
+                 *  newarray X
+                 *  expandarray X, 0
+                 * =>
+                 *  opt_reverse X
+                 */
+                else {
+                    INSN_OF(iobj) = BIN(opt_reverse);
+                }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/insns.def b/insns.def
index ebdbed6237..15c4734b8b 100644
--- a/insns.def
+++ b/insns.def
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ swap
 
 /* reverse stack top N order. */
 DEFINE_INSN
-reverse
+opt_reverse
 (rb_num_t n)
 (...)
 (...)