diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
index 3b8cac2b161..5b6c5f4c418 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
@@ -1030,7 +1030,8 @@ validate_tex_instr(nir_tex_instr *instr, validate_state *state)
       case nir_tex_src_bias:
          validate_assert(state, instr->op == nir_texop_txb ||
                                    instr->op == nir_texop_tg4 ||
-                                   instr->op == nir_texop_lod);
+                                   instr->op == nir_texop_lod ||
+                                   instr->op == nir_texop_sparse_residency_intel);
          break;
 
       case nir_tex_src_lod: