diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c
index d8ab7b3b317..674144f49b3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c
@@ -2662,7 +2662,7 @@ link_intrastage_shaders(void *mem_ctx,
 {
    bool arb_fragment_coord_conventions_enable = false;
    bool KHR_shader_subgroup_basic_enable = false;
-   int32_t view_mask = -1;
+   unsigned view_mask = 0;
 
    /* Check that global variables defined in multiple shaders are consistent.
     */
@@ -2678,13 +2678,16 @@ link_intrastage_shaders(void *mem_ctx,
       if (shader_list[i]->KHR_shader_subgroup_basic_enable)
          KHR_shader_subgroup_basic_enable = true;
 
-      if (view_mask != -1 && view_mask != shader_list[i]->view_mask) {
-         linker_error(prog, "vertex shader defined with "
-                        "conflicting num_views (%d and %d)\n",
-                        ffs(view_mask) - 1, ffs(shader_list[i]->view_mask) - 1);
-         return NULL;
+      if (shader_list[i]->view_mask != 0) {
+         if (view_mask != 0 && shader_list[i]->view_mask != view_mask) {
+            linker_error(prog, "vertex shader defined with "
+                         "conflicting num_views (%d and %d)\n",
+                         ffs(view_mask) - 1, ffs(shader_list[i]->view_mask) - 1);
+            return NULL;
+         }
+
+         view_mask = shader_list[i]->view_mask;
       }
-      view_mask = shader_list[i]->view_mask;
    }
 
    if (!prog->data->LinkStatus)