diff --git a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_alu.c b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_alu.c
index aaed36bb90e..19c1af9854b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_alu.c
+++ b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_alu.c
@@ -388,6 +388,12 @@ handle_no_contraction(struct vtn_builder *b, struct vtn_value *val, int member,
    b->nb.exact = true;
 }
 
+void
+vtn_handle_no_contraction(struct vtn_builder *b, struct vtn_value *val)
+{
+   vtn_foreach_decoration(b, val, handle_no_contraction, NULL);
+}
+
 nir_rounding_mode
 vtn_rounding_mode_to_nir(struct vtn_builder *b, SpvFPRoundingMode mode)
 {
@@ -463,7 +469,7 @@ vtn_handle_alu(struct vtn_builder *b, SpvOp opcode,
    struct vtn_value *dest_val = vtn_untyped_value(b, w[2]);
    const struct glsl_type *dest_type = vtn_get_type(b, w[1])->type;
 
-   vtn_foreach_decoration(b, dest_val, handle_no_contraction, NULL);
+   vtn_handle_no_contraction(b, dest_val);
 
    /* Collect the various SSA sources */
    const unsigned num_inputs = count - 3;
diff --git a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_glsl450.c b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_glsl450.c
index af6b1330563..bba9542daf7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_glsl450.c
+++ b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_glsl450.c
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ handle_glsl450_alu(struct vtn_builder *b, enum GLSLstd450 entrypoint,
    }
 
    struct vtn_ssa_value *dest = vtn_create_ssa_value(b, dest_type);
+   vtn_handle_no_contraction(b, vtn_untyped_value(b, w[2]));
    switch (entrypoint) {
    case GLSLstd450Radians:
       dest->def = nir_radians(nb, src[0]);
@@ -550,12 +551,13 @@ handle_glsl450_alu(struct vtn_builder *b, enum GLSLstd450 entrypoint,
          b->shader->info.float_controls_execution_mode;
       bool exact;
       nir_op op = vtn_nir_alu_op_for_spirv_glsl_opcode(b, entrypoint, execution_mode, &exact);
-      b->nb.exact = exact;
+      /* don't override explicit decoration */
+      b->nb.exact |= exact;
       dest->def = nir_build_alu(&b->nb, op, src[0], src[1], src[2], NULL);
-      b->nb.exact = false;
       break;
    }
    }
+   b->nb.exact = false;
 
    vtn_push_ssa_value(b, w[2], dest);
 }
diff --git a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_private.h b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_private.h
index 11b95b60f4e..f230e6e8152 100644
--- a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_private.h
+++ b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_private.h
@@ -916,6 +916,8 @@ void vtn_handle_alu(struct vtn_builder *b, SpvOp opcode,
 void vtn_handle_bitcast(struct vtn_builder *b, const uint32_t *w,
                         unsigned count);
 
+void vtn_handle_no_contraction(struct vtn_builder *b, struct vtn_value *val);
+
 void vtn_handle_subgroup(struct vtn_builder *b, SpvOp opcode,
                          const uint32_t *w, unsigned count);