diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
index 8b71ac88bd1..d4bb15a1c9b 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ panvk_lower_nir(struct panvk_device *dev, nir_shader *nir,
 
    NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_split_var_copies);
    NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_lower_var_copies);
+   NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_lower_memcpy);
 
    NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_lower_explicit_io, nir_var_mem_ubo,
             panvk_buffer_ubo_addr_format(rs->uniform_buffers));