diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a3xx/fd3_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a3xx/fd3_screen.c
index 64b806dc8fd..4efa5a30017 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a3xx/fd3_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a3xx/fd3_screen.c
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ fd3_screen_init(struct pipe_screen *pscreen)
 {
 	struct fd_screen *screen = fd_screen(pscreen);
 	screen->max_rts = A3XX_MAX_RENDER_TARGETS;
-	screen->compiler = ir3_compiler_create(screen->dev, screen->gpu_id);
 	pscreen->context_create = fd3_context_create;
 	pscreen->is_format_supported = fd3_screen_is_format_supported;
 	fd3_emit_init_screen(pscreen);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a4xx/fd4_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a4xx/fd4_screen.c
index ee6403f9c5d..a72143a5ce0 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a4xx/fd4_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a4xx/fd4_screen.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ fd4_screen_init(struct pipe_screen *pscreen)
 {
 	struct fd_screen *screen = fd_screen(pscreen);
 	screen->max_rts = A4XX_MAX_RENDER_TARGETS;
-	screen->compiler = ir3_compiler_create(screen->dev, screen->gpu_id);
 	screen->setup_slices = fd4_setup_slices;
 	pscreen->context_create = fd4_context_create;
 	pscreen->is_format_supported = fd4_screen_is_format_supported;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a5xx/fd5_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a5xx/fd5_screen.c
index 799765a956a..d999f83773b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a5xx/fd5_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a5xx/fd5_screen.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ fd5_screen_init(struct pipe_screen *pscreen)
 {
 	struct fd_screen *screen = fd_screen(pscreen);
 	screen->max_rts = A5XX_MAX_RENDER_TARGETS;
-	screen->compiler = ir3_compiler_create(screen->dev, screen->gpu_id);
 	pscreen->context_create = fd5_context_create;
 	pscreen->is_format_supported = fd5_screen_is_format_supported;
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a6xx/fd6_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a6xx/fd6_screen.c
index 9db4ce15e96..d267c1f9844 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a6xx/fd6_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/a6xx/fd6_screen.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ fd6_screen_init(struct pipe_screen *pscreen)
 {
 	struct fd_screen *screen = fd_screen(pscreen);
 	screen->max_rts = A6XX_MAX_RENDER_TARGETS;
-	screen->compiler = ir3_compiler_create(screen->dev, screen->gpu_id);
 	pscreen->context_create = fd6_context_create;
 	pscreen->is_format_supported = fd6_screen_is_format_supported;
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c
index 266aaf894e6..684c1a69c4f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c
@@ -393,5 +393,9 @@ ir3_prog_init(struct pipe_context *pctx)
 void
 ir3_screen_init(struct pipe_screen *pscreen)
 {
+	struct fd_screen *screen = fd_screen(pscreen);
+
+	screen->compiler = ir3_compiler_create(screen->dev, screen->gpu_id);
+
 	pscreen->finalize_nir = ir3_screen_finalize_nir;
 }