diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
index 887ef8a22f7..94a9bfaf71e 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
@@ -1773,8 +1773,8 @@ ir3_valid_flags(struct ir3_instruction *instr, unsigned n, unsigned flags)
       }
       break;
    case 3:
-      valid_flags =
-         ir3_cat3_absneg(instr->opc, n) | IR3_REG_RELATIV | IR3_REG_SHARED;
+      valid_flags = ir3_cat3_absneg(compiler, instr->opc, n) | IR3_REG_RELATIV |
+                    IR3_REG_SHARED;
 
       switch (instr->opc) {
       case OPC_SHRM:
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ ir3_cat2_absneg(opc_t opc)
 
 /* map cat3 instructions to valid abs/neg flags: */
 inline unsigned
-ir3_cat3_absneg(opc_t opc, unsigned src_n)
+ir3_cat3_absneg(struct ir3_compiler *compiler, opc_t opc, unsigned src_n)
 {
    switch (opc) {
    case OPC_MAD_F16:
@@ -2137,6 +2137,10 @@ ir3_cat3_absneg(opc_t opc, unsigned src_n)
    case OPC_SEL_F32:
       return IR3_REG_FNEG;
 
+   case OPC_SEL_B16:
+   case OPC_SEL_B32:
+      return compiler->has_sel_b_fneg ? IR3_REG_FNEG : 0;
+
    case OPC_SAD_S16:
    case OPC_SAD_S32:
       return src_n == 1 ? IR3_REG_SNEG : 0;
@@ -2151,9 +2155,6 @@ ir3_cat3_absneg(opc_t opc, unsigned src_n)
    case OPC_SEL_S32:
       /* neg *may* work on 3rd src.. */
 
-   case OPC_SEL_B16:
-   case OPC_SEL_B32:
-
    case OPC_SHRM:
    case OPC_SHLM:
    case OPC_SHRG:
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
index da479e27d86..89c63f11ab9 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
@@ -1753,7 +1753,8 @@ ir3_cat2_int(opc_t opc)
 unsigned ir3_cat2_absneg(opc_t opc);
 
 /* map cat3 instructions to valid abs/neg flags: */
-unsigned ir3_cat3_absneg(opc_t opc, unsigned src_n);
+unsigned ir3_cat3_absneg(struct ir3_compiler *compiler, opc_t opc,
+                         unsigned src_n);
 
 /* Return the type (float, int, or uint) the op uses when converting from the
  * internal result of the op (which is assumed to be the same size as the