diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_array_to_ssa.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_array_to_ssa.c
index d3ea899ed90..dacd516d30a 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_array_to_ssa.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_array_to_ssa.c
@@ -212,8 +212,10 @@ ir3_array_to_ssa(struct ir3 *ir)
 
    foreach_block (block, &ir->block_list) {
       foreach_instr (instr, &block->instr_list) {
-         if (instr->opc == OPC_META_PHI)
+         if (instr->opc == OPC_META_PHI) {
+            instr->data = NULL;
             continue;
+         }
 
          foreach_dst (reg, instr) {
             if ((reg->flags & IR3_REG_ARRAY) && !reg->tied) {