diff --git a/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c b/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c
index 15e61c9dca9..0671e1a92b5 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c
@@ -4056,6 +4056,7 @@ emit_loop(bi_context *ctx, nir_loop *nloop)
    ctx->continue_block = create_empty_block(ctx);
    ctx->break_block = create_empty_block(ctx);
    ctx->after_block = ctx->continue_block;
+   ctx->after_block->loop_header = true;
 
    /* Emit the body itself */
    emit_cf_list(ctx, &nloop->body);
diff --git a/src/panfrost/compiler/compiler.h b/src/panfrost/compiler/compiler.h
index a1820bef041..4c708b4c041 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/compiler/compiler.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/compiler/compiler.h
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ typedef struct bi_block {
    struct bi_block *successors[2];
    struct util_dynarray predecessors;
    bool unconditional_jumps;
+   bool loop_header;
 
    /* Per 32-bit word live masks for the block indexed by node */
    uint8_t *live_in;