diff --git a/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost/bi_helper_invocations.c b/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost/bi_helper_invocations.c
index 5e59521a47e..e7b32aecffe 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost/bi_helper_invocations.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost/bi_helper_invocations.c
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ bi_instr_uses_helpers(bi_instr *I)
    case BI_OPCODE_TEX_SINGLE:
       return (I->va_lod_mode == BI_VA_LOD_MODE_COMPUTED_LOD) ||
              (I->va_lod_mode == BI_VA_LOD_MODE_COMPUTED_BIAS);
+   case BI_OPCODE_TEX_GRADIENT:
+      /* If we don't use derivatives to compute the lod we need disabled lanes
+       * to have valid texture coordinates. */
+      return !I->derivative_enable;
    case BI_OPCODE_WMASK:
       /* Helpers are needed to implement voting in fragment shaders. */
       return true;
diff --git a/src/panfrost/compiler/pan_nir_lower_tex.c b/src/panfrost/compiler/pan_nir_lower_tex.c
index 09f0a8ac59f..58b3e6fd91e 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/compiler/pan_nir_lower_tex.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/compiler/pan_nir_lower_tex.c
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ va_lower_lod(nir_builder *b, nir_tex_instr *tex, uint64_t gpu_id)
    struct pan_va_tex_flags flags = {
       .wide_indices = tex_h->num_components > 1,
       .derivative_enable = false,
-      .force_delta_enable = true,
+      .force_delta_enable = false,
    };
 
    tex_h = nir_pad_vector_imm_int(b, tex_h, 0, 2);