diff --git a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/api.rs b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/api.rs
index 33b7bcdf0aa..ebd7f4bba82 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/api.rs
+++ b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/api.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ fn nir_options(dev: &nv_device_info) -> nir_shader_compiler_options {
     op.lower_flrp64 = true;
     op.lower_fsqrt = dev.sm < 52;
     op.lower_bitfield_extract = dev.sm >= 70;
+    op.lower_bitfield_extract8 = true;
+    op.lower_bitfield_extract16 = true;
     op.lower_bitfield_insert = true;
     op.lower_pack_half_2x16 = true;
     op.lower_pack_unorm_2x16 = true;