diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.c
index 96d0830fc3f..b074c616839 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.c
@@ -1103,6 +1103,7 @@ pan_crc_maybe_enable_flushed(struct pan_crc *crc, struct pan_crc_state *state,
 static uint64_t
 pan_crc_clear_color(const struct pan_fb_info *fb)
 {
+   uint64_t base[4] = { 0, }; /* Compiler auto-vectorization hint */
    uint64_t crc_clear_flag = 1;
    uint64_t crc_clear_base = 0;
    uint64_t crc_init = 0;
@@ -1139,7 +1140,9 @@ pan_crc_clear_color(const struct pan_fb_info *fb)
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < fb->rt_count; ++i)
       if (fb->rts[i].clear)
          for (unsigned j = 0; j < 4; ++j)
-            crc_clear_base ^= 32749 * fb->rts[i].clear_value[j];
+            base[i] ^= 32749 * fb->rts[i].clear_value[j];
+
+   crc_clear_base = (base[0] ^ base[1]) ^ (base[2] ^ base[3]);
 
    return (crc_clear_flag << 63) | (crc_clear_base << 16) | crc_init;
 }