diff --git a/src/amd/compiler/aco_validate.cpp b/src/amd/compiler/aco_validate.cpp
index 32c3d798dea..6b960a426a7 100644
--- a/src/amd/compiler/aco_validate.cpp
+++ b/src/amd/compiler/aco_validate.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@ validate_ir(Program* program)
                      check(program->gfx_level >= GFX9 || !def.regClass().is_subdword(),
                            "Cannot split SGPR into subdword VGPRs before GFX9+", instr.get());
                }
-            } else if (instr->opcode == aco_opcode::p_parallelcopy) {
+            } else if (instr->opcode == aco_opcode::p_parallelcopy ||
+                       instr->opcode == aco_opcode::p_wqm) {
                check(instr->definitions.size() == instr->operands.size(),
                      "Number of Operands does not match number of Definitions", instr.get());
                for (unsigned i = 0; i < instr->operands.size(); i++) {