diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_from_nir.c b/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_from_nir.c
index 1f803c56f0e..13030a7fdc0 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_from_nir.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_from_nir.c
@@ -1482,6 +1482,7 @@ jay_emit_intrinsic(struct nir_to_jay_state *nj, nir_intrinsic_instr *intr)
 
    case nir_intrinsic_load_inline_data_intel: {
       assert(cs && f->is_entrypoint && "todo: this needs ABI");
+      assert(nir_src_as_uint(intr->src[0]) == 0 && "TODO: indirects");
 
       unsigned offset = nir_intrinsic_base(intr) / 4;
       unsigned nr = jay_num_values(dst);