diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_print.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_print.c
index 502ceb0dab9..56e83be9b1d 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_print.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_print.c
@@ -243,8 +243,9 @@ bi_cond_name(enum bi_cond cond)
 static void
 bi_print_texture(struct bi_texture *tex, FILE *fp)
 {
-        fprintf(fp, " - texture %u, sampler %u",
-                        tex->texture_index, tex->sampler_index);
+        fprintf(fp, " - texture %u, sampler %u%s",
+                        tex->texture_index, tex->sampler_index,
+                        tex->compute_lod ? ", compute lod" : "");
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
index 841e5b6a820..3f086387319 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ emit_tex_compact(bi_context *ctx, nir_tex_instr *instr)
                 .texture = {
                         .texture_index = instr->texture_index,
                         .sampler_index = instr->sampler_index,
+                        .compute_lod = instr->op == nir_texop_tex,
                 },
                 .dest = pan_dest_index(&instr->dest),
                 .dest_type = instr->dest_type,
diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/compiler.h b/src/panfrost/bifrost/compiler.h
index 24d26b2ec85..b986a12a3d6 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/compiler.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/compiler.h
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ struct bi_texture {
         /* Constant indices. Indirect would need to be in src[..] like normal,
          * we can reserve some sentinels there for that for future. */
         unsigned texture_index, sampler_index;
+
+        /* Should the LOD be computed based on neighboring pixels? Only valid
+         * in fragment shaders. */
+        bool compute_lod;
 };
 
 typedef struct {