diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.c
index 3e18726f348..bac5186b171 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.c
@@ -823,7 +823,8 @@ GENX(pan_emit_fbd)(const struct pan_fb_info *fb, unsigned layer_idx,
        * layer_idx only takes 8-bits, we might use the extra 56-bits we have
        * in frame_argument to pass other information to the fragment shader at
        * some point. */
-      cfg.internal_layer_index = layer_idx;
+      assert(layer_idx >= tiler_ctx->valhall.layer_offset);
+      cfg.internal_layer_index = layer_idx - tiler_ctx->valhall.layer_offset;
       cfg.frame_argument = layer_idx;
 #endif
    }
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.h b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.h
index 895fce48889..175939b24e7 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_desc.h
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ struct pan_tiler_context {
    union {
       struct {
          mali_ptr desc;
+         /* A tiler descriptor can only handle a limited amount of layers.
+          * If the number of layers is bigger than this, several tiler
+          * descriptors will be issued, each with a different layer_offset.
+          */
+         uint8_t layer_offset;
       } valhall;
       struct {
          mali_ptr desc;