diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/sfn/sfn_nir_lower_tex.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/sfn/sfn_nir_lower_tex.cpp
index 53d4730eec7..65ff403e055 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/sfn/sfn_nir_lower_tex.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/sfn/sfn_nir_lower_tex.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ lower_txl_txf_array_or_cube(nir_builder *b, nir_tex_instr *tex)
    int min_lod_idx = nir_tex_instr_src_index(tex, nir_tex_src_min_lod);
    assert(lod_idx >= 0 || bias_idx >= 0);
 
+   /* Check if sample_lz or sample_c_lz could handle this */
+   if (unlikely(lod_idx >= 0 && bias_idx < 0 && min_lod_idx < 0 &&
+                nir_src_is_const(tex->src[lod_idx].src) &&
+                nir_src_as_uint(tex->src[lod_idx].src) == 0))
+      return false;
+
    nir_def *size = nir_i2f32(b, nir_get_texture_size(b, tex));
    nir_def *lod = (lod_idx >= 0) ? tex->src[lod_idx].src.ssa
                                      : nir_get_texture_lod(b, tex);