diff --git a/src/asahi/lib/agx_meta.c b/src/asahi/lib/agx_meta.c
index 7d842e7a8ca..a0dcdc2421f 100644
--- a/src/asahi/lib/agx_meta.c
+++ b/src/asahi/lib/agx_meta.c
@@ -61,14 +61,7 @@ build_background_op(nir_builder *b, enum agx_meta_op op, unsigned rt,
    } else {
       assert(op == AGX_META_OP_CLEAR);
 
-      nir_ssa_def *comp[] = {
-         nir_load_preamble(b, 1, 32, (rt * 8) + 0),
-         nir_load_preamble(b, 1, 32, (rt * 8) + 2),
-         nir_load_preamble(b, 1, 32, (rt * 8) + 4),
-         nir_load_preamble(b, 1, 32, (rt * 8) + 6),
-      };
-
-      return nir_vec(b, comp, nr);
+      return nir_load_preamble(b, nr, 32, rt * 8);
    }
 }