diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra_validate.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra_validate.c
index 8d4e726149a..4537c6d959e 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra_validate.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra_validate.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ validate_simple(struct ra_val_ctx *ctx, struct ir3_instruction *instr)
    foreach_dst_if (dst, instr, validate_reg_is_dst) {
       if (ctx->shared_ra && !(dst->flags & IR3_REG_SHARED))
          continue;
-      validate_assert(ctx, dst->num != INVALID_REG);
+      validate_assert(ctx, ra_reg_get_num(dst) != INVALID_REG);
       unsigned dst_max = ra_reg_get_physreg(dst) + reg_size(dst);
       validate_assert(ctx, dst_max <= get_file_size(ctx, dst));
       if (dst->tied)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ validate_simple(struct ra_val_ctx *ctx, struct ir3_instruction *instr)
    foreach_src_if (src, instr, validate_reg_is_src) {
       if (ctx->shared_ra && !(src->flags & IR3_REG_SHARED))
          continue;
-      validate_assert(ctx, src->num != INVALID_REG);
+      validate_assert(ctx, ra_reg_get_num(src) != INVALID_REG);
       unsigned src_max = ra_reg_get_physreg(src) + reg_size(src);
       validate_assert(ctx, src_max <= get_file_size(ctx, src));
    }