diff --git a/vyper/builtins/functions.py b/vyper/builtins/functions.py
index b11b9174e6..c1ac244b4b 100644
--- a/vyper/builtins/functions.py
+++ b/vyper/builtins/functions.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from vyper.codegen.core import (
     STORE,
     IRnode,
-    _freshname,
     add_ofst,
     bytes_data_ptr,
     calculate_type_for_external_return,
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@
     clamp_nonzero,
     copy_bytes,
     dummy_node_for_type,
+    ensure_eval_once,
     ensure_in_memory,
-    eval_once_check,
     eval_seq,
     get_bytearray_length,
     get_type_for_exact_size,
@@ -1164,6 +1163,7 @@ def build_IR(self, expr, args, kwargs, context):
             else:
                 call_op = ["call", gas, to, value, *common_call_args]
 
+            call_op = ensure_eval_once("raw_call_builtin", call_op)
             call_ir += [call_op]
             call_ir = b1.resolve(call_ir)
 
@@ -1220,9 +1220,8 @@ def build_IR(self, expr, args, kwargs, context):
         to, value = args
         gas = kwargs["gas"]
         context.check_is_not_constant("send ether", expr)
-        return IRnode.from_list(
-            ["assert", ["call", gas, to, value, 0, 0, 0, 0]], error_msg="send failed"
-        )
+        send_op = ensure_eval_once("send_builtin", ["call", gas, to, value, 0, 0, 0, 0])
+        return IRnode.from_list(["assert", send_op], error_msg="send failed")
 
 
 class SelfDestruct(BuiltinFunctionT):
@@ -1240,9 +1239,7 @@ def build_IR(self, expr, args, kwargs, context):
             self._warned = True
 
         context.check_is_not_constant("selfdestruct", expr)
-        return IRnode.from_list(
-            ["seq", eval_once_check(_freshname("selfdestruct")), ["selfdestruct", args[0]]]
-        )
+        return IRnode.from_list(ensure_eval_once("selfdestruct", ["selfdestruct", args[0]]))
 
 
 class BlockHash(BuiltinFunctionT):
@@ -1308,27 +1305,24 @@ def build_IR(self, expr, args, kwargs, context):
 
         data = args[1]
 
+        log_op = "log" + str(topics_length)
+
         if data.typ == BYTES32_T:
             placeholder = context.new_internal_variable(BYTES32_T)
+            log_ir = [log_op, placeholder, 32] + topics
             return IRnode.from_list(
                 [
                     "seq",
                     # TODO use make_setter
                     ["mstore", placeholder, unwrap_location(data)],
-                    ["log" + str(topics_length), placeholder, 32] + topics,
+                    ensure_eval_once("raw_log", log_ir),
                 ]
             )
 
         input_buf = ensure_in_memory(data, context)
 
-        return IRnode.from_list(
-            [
-                "with",
-                "_sub",
-                input_buf,
-                ["log" + str(topics_length), ["add", "_sub", 32], ["mload", "_sub"], *topics],
-            ]
-        )
+        log_ir = [log_op, ["add", "_sub", 32], ["mload", "_sub"], *topics]
+        return IRnode.from_list(["with", "_sub", input_buf, ensure_eval_once("raw_log", log_ir)])
 
 
 class BitwiseAnd(BuiltinFunctionT):
@@ -1591,9 +1585,7 @@ def _create_ir(value, buf, length, salt, checked=True):
         create_op = "create2"
         args.append(salt)
 
-    ret = IRnode.from_list(
-        ["seq", eval_once_check(_freshname("create_builtin")), [create_op, *args]]
-    )
+    ret = IRnode.from_list(ensure_eval_once("create_builtin", [create_op, *args]))
 
     if not checked:
         return ret
diff --git a/vyper/codegen/core.py b/vyper/codegen/core.py
index 4262ad534a..4f1da7253a 100644
--- a/vyper/codegen/core.py
+++ b/vyper/codegen/core.py
@@ -653,6 +653,10 @@ def eval_once_check(name):
     return IRnode.from_list(["unique_symbol", name])
 
 
+def ensure_eval_once(name, irnode):
+    return ["seq", eval_once_check(_freshname(name)), irnode]
+
+
 def STORE(ptr: IRnode, val: IRnode) -> IRnode:
     if ptr.location is None:  # pragma: nocover
         raise CompilerPanic("cannot dereference non-pointer type")
@@ -660,15 +664,13 @@ def STORE(ptr: IRnode, val: IRnode) -> IRnode:
     if op is None:  # pragma: nocover
         raise CompilerPanic(f"unreachable {ptr.location}")
 
-    _check = _freshname(f"{op}_")
-
     store = [op, ptr, val]
     # don't use eval_once_check for memory, immutables because it interferes
     # with optimizer
     if ptr.location in (MEMORY, IMMUTABLES):
         return IRnode.from_list(store)
 
-    return IRnode.from_list(["seq", eval_once_check(_check), store])
+    return IRnode.from_list(ensure_eval_once(_freshname(f"{op}_"), store))
 
 
 # Unwrap location