diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 720636a7d89..c8ac22c1635 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
         "description": "gallium/util: Fix leak in the live shader cache",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "master_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "4bb919b0b8b4ed6f6a7049c3f8d294b74b50e198"
     },
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_live_shader_cache.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_live_shader_cache.c
index a32c3748257..15f387b4931 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_live_shader_cache.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_live_shader_cache.c
@@ -129,8 +129,11 @@ util_live_shader_cache_get(struct pipe_context *ctx,
       *cache_hit = (shader != NULL);
 
    /* Return if the shader already exists. */
-   if (shader)
+   if (shader) {
+      if (state->type == PIPE_SHADER_IR_NIR)
+          ralloc_free(state->ir.nir);
       return shader;
+   }
 
    /* The cache mutex is unlocked to allow multiple create_shader
     * invocations to run simultaneously.