diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
index c7f440e96eb..ae72b5d2634 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ panvk_preprocess_nir(struct vk_physical_device *vk_pdev,
    if (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT)
       NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_lower_wpos_center);
 
+   pan_shader_optimize(nir, pdev->kmod.props.gpu_id);
+
    NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_split_var_copies);
    NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_lower_var_copies);