diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_shader_nir.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_shader_nir.c
index fefac183026..5573cc7065c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_shader_nir.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_shader_nir.c
@@ -837,7 +837,8 @@ static void si_lower_nir(struct si_screen *sscreen, struct nir_shader *nir)
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_subgroups, &subgroups_options);
 
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_discard_or_demote,
-              sscreen->debug_flags & DBG(FS_CORRECT_DERIVS_AFTER_KILL));
+              (sscreen->debug_flags & DBG(FS_CORRECT_DERIVS_AFTER_KILL)) ||
+               nir->info.is_arb_asm);
 
    /* Lower load constants to scalar and then clean up the mess */
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_load_const_to_scalar);