diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.cc
index 1ccccf1acf4..79a3968b94f 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.cc
@@ -1143,12 +1143,7 @@ static void mesh_calc_modifiers(struct Depsgraph *depsgraph,
    * we need to apply these back onto the Mesh. If we have no
    * Mesh then we need to build one. */
   if (mesh_final == nullptr) {
-    /* NOTE: this check on cdmask is a bit dodgy, it handles the issue at stake here (see T68211),
-     * but other cases might require similar handling?
-     * Could be a good idea to define a proper CustomData_MeshMask for that then. */
-    if (deformed_verts == nullptr && allow_shared_mesh &&
-        (final_datamask.lmask & CD_MASK_NORMAL) == 0 &&
-        (final_datamask.pmask & CD_MASK_NORMAL) == 0) {
+    if (deformed_verts == nullptr && allow_shared_mesh) {
       mesh_final = mesh_input;
     }
     else {
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_relationships.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_relationships.cc
index 1cfa932356b..299e7e5658c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_relationships.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_relationships.cc
@@ -2436,16 +2436,18 @@ void ED_node_link_insert(Main *bmain, ScrArea *area)
   bNodeSocket *best_input = get_main_socket(ntree, *node_to_insert, SOCK_IN);
   bNodeSocket *best_output = get_main_socket(ntree, *node_to_insert, SOCK_OUT);
 
-  /* Ignore main sockets when the types don't match. */
-  if (best_input != nullptr && ntree.typeinfo->validate_link != nullptr &&
-      !ntree.typeinfo->validate_link(static_cast<eNodeSocketDatatype>(old_link->fromsock->type),
-                                     static_cast<eNodeSocketDatatype>(best_input->type))) {
-    best_input = nullptr;
-  }
-  if (best_output != nullptr && ntree.typeinfo->validate_link != nullptr &&
-      !ntree.typeinfo->validate_link(static_cast<eNodeSocketDatatype>(best_output->type),
-                                     static_cast<eNodeSocketDatatype>(old_link->tosock->type))) {
-    best_output = nullptr;
+  if (node_to_insert->type != NODE_REROUTE) {
+    /* Ignore main sockets when the types don't match. */
+    if (best_input != nullptr && ntree.typeinfo->validate_link != nullptr &&
+        !ntree.typeinfo->validate_link(static_cast<eNodeSocketDatatype>(old_link->fromsock->type),
+                                       static_cast<eNodeSocketDatatype>(best_input->type))) {
+      best_input = nullptr;
+    }
+    if (best_output != nullptr && ntree.typeinfo->validate_link != nullptr &&
+        !ntree.typeinfo->validate_link(static_cast<eNodeSocketDatatype>(best_output->type),
+                                       static_cast<eNodeSocketDatatype>(old_link->tosock->type))) {
+      best_output = nullptr;
+    }
   }
 
   bNode *from_node = old_link->fromnode;