diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 40b5bfadf7a..371d31244b6 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -15974,7 +15974,7 @@
         "description": "kk: Fix compute pipeline cache",
         "nominated": false,
         "nomination_type": 0,
-        "resolution": 4,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null,
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/kosmickrisp/vulkan/kk_shader.c b/src/kosmickrisp/vulkan/kk_shader.c
index feebae532e4..70228629a1f 100644
--- a/src/kosmickrisp/vulkan/kk_shader.c
+++ b/src/kosmickrisp/vulkan/kk_shader.c
@@ -1129,9 +1129,7 @@ kk_shader_serialize(struct vk_device *vk_dev, const struct vk_shader *vk_shader,
 
    /* We are building a new shader into the cache so we need to retain resources
     */
-   if (shader->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_COMPUTE)
-      mtl_retain(shader->pipeline.cs);
-   else if (shader->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_VERTEX) {
+   if (shader->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_VERTEX) {
       mtl_retain(shader->pipeline.gfx.handle);
       if (shader->pipeline.gfx.mtl_depth_stencil_state_handle)
          mtl_retain(shader->pipeline.gfx.mtl_depth_stencil_state_handle);
@@ -1185,8 +1183,9 @@ kk_deserialize_shader(struct vk_device *vk_dev, struct blob_reader *blob,
    }
 
    /* We are building a new shader so we need to retain resources */
+   VkResult result = VK_SUCCESS;
    if (info.stage == MESA_SHADER_COMPUTE)
-      mtl_retain(shader->pipeline.cs);
+      result = kk_compile_compute_pipeline(dev, shader);
    else if (info.stage == MESA_SHADER_VERTEX) {
       mtl_retain(shader->pipeline.gfx.handle);
       if (shader->pipeline.gfx.mtl_depth_stencil_state_handle)
@@ -1195,7 +1194,7 @@ kk_deserialize_shader(struct vk_device *vk_dev, struct blob_reader *blob,
 
    *shader_out = &shader->vk;
 
-   return VK_SUCCESS;
+   return result;
 }
 
 static void