diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/IrReclaim.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/IrReclaim.cpp
index 9c8a8e5769..4256def9d9 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/IrReclaim.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/IrReclaim.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,23 @@ int main() {
         keptReader.AddArgument(&kept);
         replaced = std::move(replacement);
         if (kept.UseCount() != 1u || kept.OperandUses().front().user != &keptReader) throw std::runtime_error("move assignment invalidated the assigned program's use lists");
+        IrProgram cached;
+        auto& source = cached.CreateValue(IrOpcode::IAdd32, IrType::U32);
+        std::vector<IrValue*> users;
+        for (std::uint32_t number = 0; number < 40u; ++number) {
+            auto& user = cached.CreateValue(IrOpcode::IAdd32, IrType::U32);
+            user.AddArgument(&source);
+            users.push_back(&user);
+        }
+        cached.ReleaseUseArena();
+        if (source.OperandUses().get_allocator().Arena() != nullptr || users.front()->OperandUses().get_allocator().Arena() != nullptr) throw std::runtime_error("releasing the use arena left a use list in it");
+        if (source.UseCount() != users.size()) throw std::runtime_error("releasing the use arena lost a use");
+        for (std::size_t index = 0; index < users.size(); ++index) {
+            if (source.OperandUses()[index].user != users[index] || users[index]->Argument(0) != &source) throw std::runtime_error("releasing the use arena reordered a use list");
+        }
+        auto& late = cached.CreateValue(IrOpcode::IAdd32, IrType::U32);
+        late.AddArgument(&source);
+        if (late.OperandUses().get_allocator().Arena() == nullptr || source.UseCount() != users.size() + 1u || source.OperandUses().back().user != &late) throw std::runtime_error("a value created after releasing the use arena did not get a new one");
         IrProgram moved = std::move(program);
         if (value.Id() != id || value.ImmediateU32() != 42u || moved.ReclaimUnusedValues() != 1u) throw std::runtime_error("moving a program invalidated its allocation owner");
         IrProgram assigned;
diff --git a/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/include/IntermediateRepresentation/IrProgram.hpp b/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/include/IntermediateRepresentation/IrProgram.hpp
index a93cd962c5..bb66d00d95 100644
--- a/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/include/IntermediateRepresentation/IrProgram.hpp
+++ b/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/include/IntermediateRepresentation/IrProgram.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public:
     IrValue& CreateValue(IrOpcode opcode, IrType type, std::uint64_t flags);
     void SetEntryBlock(IrBlock& block);
     std::size_t ReclaimUnusedValues();
+    void ReleaseUseArena();
     [[nodiscard]] std::vector<IrBlock*>& BlockOrder();
     [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<IrBlock*>& BlockOrder() const;
 
diff --git a/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/include/IntermediateRepresentation/IrValue.hpp b/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/include/IntermediateRepresentation/IrValue.hpp
index a452593474..699436a0e3 100644
--- a/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/include/IntermediateRepresentation/IrValue.hpp
+++ b/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/include/IntermediateRepresentation/IrValue.hpp
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] IrValue* Argument(std::size_t index) const;
     [[nodiscard]] IrBlock* PhiBlock(std::size_t index) const;
     [[nodiscard]] const IrUseList& OperandUses() const;
+    void MoveUsesToHeap();
     [[nodiscard]] std::uint64_t ImmediateU64() const;
     [[nodiscard]] std::uint16_t ImmediateF16Bits() const;
     [[nodiscard]] float ImmediateF32() const;
diff --git a/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/src/IrProgram.cpp b/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/src/IrProgram.cpp
index 8d134e86f1..34a251932b 100644
--- a/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/src/IrProgram.cpp
+++ b/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/src/IrProgram.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ std::size_t IrProgram::ReclaimUnusedValues() {
     return removed;
 }
 
+void IrProgram::ReleaseUseArena() {
+    for (const auto& value : values) value->MoveUsesToHeap();
+    useArena = IrUseArena{};
+}
+
 std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IrBlock>>& IrProgram::Blocks() {
     return blocks;
 }
diff --git a/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/src/IrValue.cpp b/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/src/IrValue.cpp
index b910a7bd6a..b549aa7393 100644
--- a/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/src/IrValue.cpp
+++ b/core/shader/recompiler/IntermediateRepresentation/src/IrValue.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ const IrUseList& IrValue::OperandUses() const {
     return operandUses;
 }
 
+void IrValue::MoveUsesToHeap() {
+    if (operandUses.get_allocator().Arena() == nullptr) return;
+    operandUses = IrUseList(operandUses.begin(), operandUses.end(), IrUseAllocator<IrUse>{});
+}
+
 std::uint64_t IrValue::ImmediateU64() const {
     return immediateBits;
 }
diff --git a/core/shader/recompiler/Recompiler.cpp b/core/shader/recompiler/Recompiler.cpp
index 73da42c9aa..2dced2f200 100644
--- a/core/shader/recompiler/Recompiler.cpp
+++ b/core/shader/recompiler/Recompiler.cpp
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<SourceEntry> getSource(const RecompileRequest& request, ShaderPr
                     ResourceProgram resource(request, preparation, reclaim);
                     source->plan = std::move(resource.plan);
                     if (!hasPreparedArtifact && std::ranges::none_of(source->variants, [&](const auto& variant) { return sameLayout(variant->layout, request.layout); })) {
+                        resource.program->ReleaseUseArena();
                         source->program = std::move(resource.program);
                     }
                 } catch (...) {