diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
index 8766110977c..b4bb7b30dd4 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options ir3_base_options = {
    .lower_unpack_unorm_4x8 = true,
    .lower_unpack_unorm_2x16 = true,
    .lower_pack_split = true,
+   .lower_pack_64_4x16 = true,
    .lower_to_scalar = true,
    .has_imul24 = true,
    .has_icsel_eqz32 = true,