diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_preamble.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_preamble.c
index 70400a8dadc..475d77c792d 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_preamble.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_preamble.c
@@ -47,6 +47,5 @@ ir3_imm_const_to_preamble(struct ir3 *ir, struct ir3_shader_variant *so)
       ir3_store_const(so, &build, src, dst);
    }
 
-   imms->count = 0;
    return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.cc b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.cc
index ac0bae6bda9..0347db46acd 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.cc
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.cc
@@ -1576,7 +1576,8 @@ tu_xs_get_immediates_packet_size_dwords(const struct ir3_shader_variant *xs)
    const struct ir3_const_state *const_state = ir3_const_state(xs);
    uint32_t base = const_state->allocs.max_const_offset_vec4;
    const struct ir3_imm_const_state *imm_state = &xs->imm_state;
-   int32_t size = DIV_ROUND_UP(imm_state->count, 4);
+   int32_t size = xs->compiler->info->props.load_shader_consts_via_preamble ?
+      0 : DIV_ROUND_UP(imm_state->count, 4);
 
    /* truncate size to avoid writing constants that shader
     * does not use:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_const.h b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_const.h
index 2d42e21a27a..c9081f65333 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_const.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_const.h
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ ir3_emit_immediates(const struct ir3_shader_variant *v,
 {
    const struct ir3_const_state *const_state = ir3_const_state(v);
    uint32_t base = const_state->allocs.max_const_offset_vec4;
-   int size = DIV_ROUND_UP(v->imm_state.count, 4);
+   int size = v->compiler->info->props.load_shader_consts_via_preamble ? 0 :
+      DIV_ROUND_UP(v->imm_state.count, 4);
 
    /* truncate size to avoid writing constants that shader
     * does not use: