diff --git a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c
index c109aac1da3..55557e7a910 100644
--- a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c
+++ b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@ vtn_pointer_dereference(struct vtn_builder *b,
             type = type->array_element;
          }
          tail = nir_build_deref_array(&b->nb, tail, arr_index);
+         tail->arr.in_bounds = deref_chain->in_bounds;
       }
-      tail->arr.in_bounds = deref_chain->in_bounds;
 
       access |= type->access;
    }