diff --git a/src/compiler/spirv/spirv_to_nir.c b/src/compiler/spirv/spirv_to_nir.c
index c6df764682e..067ab6ed19e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/spirv/spirv_to_nir.c
+++ b/src/compiler/spirv/spirv_to_nir.c
@@ -1879,7 +1879,6 @@ vtn_handle_texture(struct vtn_builder *b, SpvOp opcode,
    const struct glsl_type *image_type = sampled.type->type;
    const enum glsl_sampler_dim sampler_dim = glsl_get_sampler_dim(image_type);
    const bool is_array = glsl_sampler_type_is_array(image_type);
-   const bool is_shadow = glsl_sampler_type_is_shadow(image_type);
 
    /* Figure out the base texture operation */
    nir_texop texop;
@@ -2003,6 +2002,7 @@ vtn_handle_texture(struct vtn_builder *b, SpvOp opcode,
       break;
    }
 
+   bool is_shadow = false;
    unsigned gather_component = 0;
    switch (opcode) {
    case SpvOpImageSampleDrefImplicitLod:
@@ -2011,6 +2011,7 @@ vtn_handle_texture(struct vtn_builder *b, SpvOp opcode,
    case SpvOpImageSampleProjDrefExplicitLod:
    case SpvOpImageDrefGather:
       /* These all have an explicit depth value as their next source */
+      is_shadow = true;
       (*p++) = vtn_tex_src(b, w[idx++], nir_tex_src_comparator);
       break;