diff --git a/src/compiler/spirv/spirv_to_nir.c b/src/compiler/spirv/spirv_to_nir.c
index 9d2ffebcb2f..96b929dbfa9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/spirv/spirv_to_nir.c
+++ b/src/compiler/spirv/spirv_to_nir.c
@@ -2789,10 +2789,9 @@ vtn_handle_constant(struct vtn_builder *b, SpvOp opcode,
 
          if (bfloat_dst) {
             for (int i = 0; i < num_components; i++) {
-               /* Ensure the pad bits are zeroed by fully assigning the value. */
                const uint16_t b =
                   _mesa_float_to_bfloat16_bits_rte(val->constant->values[i].f32);
-               val->constant->values[i] = (nir_const_value){ .u16 = b };
+               val->constant->values[i] = nir_const_value_for_raw_uint(b, 16);
             }
          }