diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler.h b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler.h
index 769cb8204ed..2a2c77962c4 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler.h
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ struct etna_shader_variant {
 
    /* shader is larger than GPU instruction limit, thus needs icache */
    bool needs_icache;
+
+   /* shader uses pixel kill/discard */
+   bool uses_discard;
 };
 
 struct etna_varying {
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_nir.c b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_nir.c
index 90b2b9c4963..6760a169e9d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_nir.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_nir.c
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@ etna_compile_shader_nir(struct etna_shader_variant *v)
    const struct etna_specs *specs = c->specs;
 
    v->stage = s->info.stage;
+   v->uses_discard = s->info.fs.uses_discard;
    v->num_loops = 0; /* TODO */
    v->vs_id_in_reg = -1;
    v->vs_pos_out_reg = -1;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_tgsi.c b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_tgsi.c
index d6d12aef1ec..ed84117a4a3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_tgsi.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_tgsi.c
@@ -2471,6 +2471,7 @@ etna_compile_shader(struct etna_shader_variant *v)
 
    /* fill in output structure */
    v->stage = c->info.processor == PIPE_SHADER_FRAGMENT ? MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT : MESA_SHADER_VERTEX;
+   v->uses_discard = c->info.uses_kill;
    v->code_size = c->inst_ptr * 4;
    v->code = mem_dup(c->code, c->inst_ptr * 16);
    v->num_loops = c->num_loops;