diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_nir_to_llvm.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_nir_to_llvm.c
index ec11f6e729e..ba355fbf6d7 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_nir_to_llvm.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_nir_to_llvm.c
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ si_llvm_init_export_args(struct radv_shader_context *ctx,
 			if (is_16bit) {
 				for (unsigned chan = 0; chan < 4; chan++)
 					values[chan] = LLVMBuildZExt(ctx->ac.builder,
-								      values[chan],
+								      ac_to_integer(&ctx->ac, values[chan]),
 								      ctx->ac.i32, "");
 			}
 			break;
@@ -2518,7 +2518,7 @@ si_llvm_init_export_args(struct radv_shader_context *ctx,
 			if (is_16bit) {
 				for (unsigned chan = 0; chan < 4; chan++)
 					values[chan] = LLVMBuildSExt(ctx->ac.builder,
-								      values[chan],
+								      ac_to_integer(&ctx->ac, values[chan]),
 								      ctx->ac.i32, "");
 			}
 			break;