diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_link.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_link.cpp
index 1a28e63fcae..988dd3a73d7 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_link.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_link.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "compiler/glsl/ir.h"
 #include "compiler/glsl/ir_optimization.h"
 #include "compiler/glsl/program.h"
+#include "compiler/nir/nir_serialize.h"
 #include "program/program.h"
 #include "main/mtypes.h"
 #include "main/shaderapi.h"
@@ -323,6 +324,15 @@ brw_link_shader(struct gl_context *ctx, struct gl_shader_program *shProg)
       NIR_PASS_V(prog->nir, nir_lower_samplers, shProg);
       NIR_PASS_V(prog->nir, nir_lower_atomics, shProg);
 
+      if (brw->ctx.Cache) {
+         struct blob writer;
+         blob_init(&writer);
+         nir_serialize(&writer, prog->nir);
+         prog->driver_cache_blob = ralloc_size(NULL, writer.size);
+         memcpy(prog->driver_cache_blob, writer.data, writer.size);
+         prog->driver_cache_blob_size = writer.size;
+      }
+
       infos[stage] = &prog->nir->info;
 
       update_xfb_info(prog->sh.LinkedTransformFeedback, infos[stage]);