diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_tex.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_tex.c
index d55e499621f..cce82c3b754 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_tex.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_tex.c
@@ -1509,11 +1509,7 @@ lower_sampler_lod_bias(nir_builder *b, nir_tex_instr *tex)
 
       nir_def *orig = nir_steal_tex_src(tex, src);
       if (orig) {
-         /* If bias is 16-bit but orig is 32-bit, we do a 32-bit add so the
-          * float conversions can fold away (which could not happen with a
-          * 16-bit add.)
-          */
-         bias = nir_f2f16(b, nir_fadd(b, nir_f2fN(b, bias, orig->bit_size), orig));
+         bias = nir_fadd(b, bias, nir_f2f16(b, orig));
       }
 
       nir_tex_instr_add_src(tex, src, bias);