diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_dead_code_eliminate.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_dead_code_eliminate.cpp
index 3cb63399d3e..0d26103cc66 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_dead_code_eliminate.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_dead_code_eliminate.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fs_visitor::dead_code_eliminate()
                int var = live_intervals->var_from_reg(&inst->dst);
                result_live = BITSET_TEST(live, var);
             } else {
-               int var = live_intervals->var_from_vgrf[inst->dst.reg];
+               int var = live_intervals->var_from_reg(&inst->dst);
                for (int i = 0; i < inst->regs_written; i++) {
                   result_live = result_live || BITSET_TEST(live, var + i);
                }