diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_context.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_context.c
index ee1badd94b3..1fd967e4245 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_context.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_context.c
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ brw_initialize_context_constants(struct brw_context *brw)
    if (devinfo->gen >= 6) {
       ctx->Const.MaxVarying = 32;
       ctx->Const.Program[MESA_SHADER_VERTEX].MaxOutputComponents = 128;
-      ctx->Const.Program[MESA_SHADER_GEOMETRY].MaxInputComponents = 64;
+      ctx->Const.Program[MESA_SHADER_GEOMETRY].MaxInputComponents =
+         compiler->scalar_stage[MESA_SHADER_GEOMETRY] ? 128 : 64;
       ctx->Const.Program[MESA_SHADER_GEOMETRY].MaxOutputComponents = 128;
       ctx->Const.Program[MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT].MaxInputComponents = 128;
       ctx->Const.Program[MESA_SHADER_TESS_CTRL].MaxInputComponents = 128;