diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r300_nir.h b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r300_nir.h
index 951e0a8cdbd..916eb08fd48 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r300_nir.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r300_nir.h
@@ -26,6 +26,27 @@
 #include "pipe/p_screen.h"
 #include "compiler/nir/nir.h"
 
+static inline bool
+is_ubo_or_input(UNUSED struct hash_table *ht, const nir_alu_instr *instr,
+                unsigned src, unsigned num_components,
+                const uint8_t *swizzle)
+{
+   nir_instr *parent = instr->src[src].src.ssa->parent_instr;
+   if (parent->type != nir_instr_type_intrinsic)
+      return false;
+
+   nir_intrinsic_instr *intrinsic = nir_instr_as_intrinsic(parent);
+
+   switch (intrinsic->intrinsic) {
+   case nir_intrinsic_load_ubo_vec4:
+   case nir_intrinsic_load_input:
+   case nir_intrinsic_load_interpolated_input:
+      return true;
+   default:
+      return false;
+   }
+}
+
 char *r300_finalize_nir(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, void *nir);
 
 extern bool r300_transform_vs_trig_input(struct nir_shader *shader);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r300_nir_algebraic.py b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r300_nir_algebraic.py
index c27dba90ec4..485943e16f2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r300_nir_algebraic.py
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r300_nir_algebraic.py
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ r300_nir_prepare_presubtract = [
         (('ffma', -2.0, a, 1.0), ('fneg', ('ffma', ('fneg', a), 2.0, 1.0))),
         (('ffma', 2.0, a, -1.0), ('fneg', ('ffma', ('fneg', a), 2.0, 1.0))),
         (('ffma', a, 2.0, -1.0), ('fneg', ('ffma', ('fneg', a), 2.0, 1.0))),
+        # x * 2 can be usually folded into output modifier for the previous
+        # instruction, but that only works if x is a temporary. If it is input or
+        # constant just convert it to add instead.
+        (('fmul', 'a(is_ubo_or_input)', 2.0), ('fadd', a, a)),
 ]
 
 # Previous prepare_presubtract pass can sometimes produce double fneg patterns.