diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_eu_emit.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_eu_emit.c
index c01e752be3d..ad6eb85de45 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_eu_emit.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_eu_emit.c
@@ -1723,6 +1723,7 @@ void brw_dp_READ_4_vs(struct brw_compile *p,
 
    /* Setup MRF[1] with location/offset into const buffer */
    brw_push_insn_state(p);
+   brw_set_access_mode(p, BRW_ALIGN_1);
    brw_set_compression_control(p, BRW_COMPRESSION_NONE);
    brw_set_mask_control(p, BRW_MASK_DISABLE);
    brw_set_predicate_control(p, BRW_PREDICATE_NONE);
@@ -1766,6 +1767,7 @@ void brw_dp_READ_4_vs_relative(struct brw_compile *p,
 
    /* Setup MRF[1] with offset into const buffer */
    brw_push_insn_state(p);
+   brw_set_access_mode(p, BRW_ALIGN_1);
    brw_set_compression_control(p, BRW_COMPRESSION_NONE);
    brw_set_mask_control(p, BRW_MASK_DISABLE);
    brw_set_predicate_control(p, BRW_PREDICATE_NONE);