diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index dfc6ae371c4..7bceccdc8cb 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -5874,7 +5874,7 @@
         "description": "radv: Run nir_opt_deref after first optimization loop",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null,
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_shader.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_shader.c
index 19bc126f5bf..1c3f7a17c82 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_shader.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_shader.c
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ radv_shader_spirv_to_nir(struct radv_device *device, const struct radv_shader_st
       radv_optimize_nir(nir, false);
 
       NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_opt_memcpy);
+      NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_opt_deref);
    }
 
    /* We call nir_lower_var_copies() after the first radv_optimize_nir()