diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/csf/panvk_vX_cmd_dispatch.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/csf/panvk_vX_cmd_dispatch.c
index 222d71299c8..b1bf45483ee 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/csf/panvk_vX_cmd_dispatch.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/csf/panvk_vX_cmd_dispatch.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ cmd_dispatch(struct panvk_cmd_buffer *cmdbuf, struct panvk_dispatch_info *info)
          cfg.workgroup_size_x = cs->cs.local_size.x;
          cfg.workgroup_size_y = cs->cs.local_size.y;
          cfg.workgroup_size_z = cs->cs.local_size.z;
-         cfg.allow_merging_workgroups = false;
+         cfg.allow_merging_workgroups = cs->info.cs.allow_merging_workgroups;
       }
       cs_move32_to(b, cs_sr_reg32(b, COMPUTE, WG_SIZE),
                    wg_size.opaque[0]);
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/csf/panvk_vX_cmd_precomp.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/csf/panvk_vX_cmd_precomp.c
index c7858dad129..bd302847aec 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/csf/panvk_vX_cmd_precomp.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/csf/panvk_vX_cmd_precomp.c
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ panvk_per_arch(dispatch_precomp)(struct panvk_precomp_ctx *ctx,
          cfg.workgroup_size_x = shader->cs.local_size.x;
          cfg.workgroup_size_y = shader->cs.local_size.y;
          cfg.workgroup_size_z = shader->cs.local_size.z;
-         cfg.allow_merging_workgroups = false;
+         cfg.allow_merging_workgroups =
+            shader->info.cs.allow_merging_workgroups;
       }
       cs_move32_to(b, cs_sr_reg32(b, COMPUTE, WG_SIZE), wg_size.opaque[0]);