diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_vars_to_ssa.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_vars_to_ssa.c
index 30870e6e35c..3f03f3c6f20 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_vars_to_ssa.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_vars_to_ssa.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ get_deref_node(nir_deref_instr *deref, struct lower_variables_state *state)
    /* This pass only works on local variables.  Just ignore any derefs with
     * a non-local mode.
     */
-   if (deref->mode != nir_var_function_temp)
+   if (!nir_deref_mode_must_be(deref, nir_var_function_temp))
       return NULL;
 
    struct deref_node *node = get_deref_node_recur(deref, state);
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ rename_variables(struct lower_variables_state *state)
          switch (intrin->intrinsic) {
          case nir_intrinsic_load_deref: {
             nir_deref_instr *deref = nir_src_as_deref(intrin->src[0]);
-            if (deref->mode != nir_var_function_temp)
+            if (!nir_deref_mode_must_be(deref, nir_var_function_temp))
                continue;
 
             struct deref_node *node = get_deref_node(deref, state);
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ rename_variables(struct lower_variables_state *state)
 
          case nir_intrinsic_store_deref: {
             nir_deref_instr *deref = nir_src_as_deref(intrin->src[0]);
-            if (deref->mode != nir_var_function_temp)
+            if (!nir_deref_mode_must_be(deref, nir_var_function_temp))
                continue;
 
             struct deref_node *node = get_deref_node(deref, state);