diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_shader.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_shader.c
index 2cc06a5c5d4..dd6186b1409 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_shader.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_shader.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ int r600_pipe_shader_create(struct pipe_context *ctx,
 			   shader->shader.bc.ncf,
 			   shader->shader.bc.nstack);
 
-	if (!sel->nir_blob && sel->nir) {
+	if (!sel->nir_blob && sel->nir && sel->ir_type != PIPE_SHADER_IR_TGSI) {
 		struct blob blob;
 		blob_init(&blob);
 		nir_serialize(&blob, sel->nir, false);