diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_non_uniform_access.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_non_uniform_access.c
index 009beb4bb97..a5b1bce4d4e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_non_uniform_access.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_non_uniform_access.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ nu_handle_rewrite(nir_builder *b, struct nu_handle *h)
       nir_deref_instr *deref =
          nir_build_deref_array(b, h->parent_deref, h->first);
       *(h->src) = nir_src_for_ssa(&deref->dest.ssa);
+   } else {
+      *(h->src) = nir_src_for_ssa(h->first);
    }
 }