diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp
index 4454e4ca3d7..58a1e3a8173 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ nir_visitor::visit(ir_variable *ir)
    var->data.compact = false;
    var->data.used = ir->data.used;
    var->data.max_array_access = ir->data.max_array_access;
+   var->data.implicit_sized_array = ir->data.implicit_sized_array;
 
    switch(ir->data.mode) {
    case ir_var_auto:
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index c371cfa4baa..ab3cfb30c29 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -606,6 +606,9 @@ typedef struct nir_variable {
        */
       unsigned explicit_location : 1;
 
+      /* Was the array implicitly sized during linking */
+      unsigned implicit_sized_array : 1;
+
       /**
        * Highest element accessed with a constant array index
        *