diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
index ec6aef06d17..46869b64ef5 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ optimize_nir(struct nir_shader *s)
       NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_remove_phis);
       NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_dce);
       NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_dead_cf);
+      NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_lower_phis_to_scalar, false);
       NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_cse);
       NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_peephole_select, 8, true, true);
       NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_algebraic);