diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
index 39d34bb51d9..ff273de1b08 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
@@ -702,6 +702,15 @@ ra_block_compute_live_ranges(struct ir3_ra_ctx *ctx, struct ir3_block *block)
 
 	block->data = bd;
 
+	struct ir3_instruction *first_non_input = NULL;
+	list_for_each_entry (struct ir3_instruction, instr, &block->instr_list, node) {
+		if (instr->opc != OPC_META_INPUT) {
+			first_non_input = instr;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	list_for_each_entry (struct ir3_instruction, instr, &block->instr_list, node) {
 		struct ir3_instruction *src;
 		struct ir3_register *reg;
@@ -771,6 +780,9 @@ ra_block_compute_live_ranges(struct ir3_ra_ctx *ctx, struct ir3_block *block)
 
 				def(name, id->defn);
 
+				if (instr->opc == OPC_META_INPUT)
+					use(name, first_non_input);
+
 				if (is_high(id->defn)) {
 					ra_set_node_class(ctx->g, name,
 							ctx->set->high_classes[id->cls - HIGH_OFFSET]);
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c
index 34c648a6748..c828b5da6c1 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c
@@ -783,18 +783,28 @@ sched_block(struct ir3_sched_ctx *ctx, struct ir3_block *block)
 	list_inithead(&block->instr_list);
 	list_inithead(&ctx->depth_list);
 
-	/* first a pre-pass to schedule all meta:input instructions
-	 * (which need to appear first so that RA knows the register is
-	 * occupied), and move remaining to depth sorted list:
+	/* First schedule all meta:input instructions, followed by
+	 * tex-prefetch.  We want all of the instructions that load
+	 * values into registers before the shader starts to go
+	 * before any other instructions.  But in particular we
+	 * want inputs to come before prefetches.  This is because
+	 * a FS's bary_ij input may not actually be live in the
+	 * shader, but it should not be scheduled on top of any
+	 * other input (but can be overwritten by a tex prefetch)
+	 *
+	 * Finally, move all the remaining instructions to the depth-
+	 * list
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe (struct ir3_instruction, instr, &unscheduled_list, node) {
-		if ((instr->opc == OPC_META_INPUT) ||
-				(instr->opc == OPC_META_TEX_PREFETCH)) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe (struct ir3_instruction, instr, &unscheduled_list, node)
+		if (instr->opc == OPC_META_INPUT)
 			schedule(ctx, instr);
-		} else {
-			ir3_insert_by_depth(instr, &ctx->depth_list);
-		}
-	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe (struct ir3_instruction, instr, &unscheduled_list, node)
+		if (instr->opc == OPC_META_TEX_PREFETCH)
+			schedule(ctx, instr);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe (struct ir3_instruction, instr, &unscheduled_list, node)
+		ir3_insert_by_depth(instr, &ctx->depth_list);
 
 	while (!list_is_empty(&ctx->depth_list)) {
 		struct ir3_sched_notes notes = {0};