diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_schedule.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_schedule.c
index e30b10fb8ad..bf3eb5ee9f0 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_schedule.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_schedule.c
@@ -2015,6 +2015,14 @@ bi_lower_fau(bi_context *ctx)
                 if (ins->op == BI_OPCODE_ATEST)
                         fau = ins->src[2];
 
+                /* Dual texturing requires the texture operation descriptor
+                 * encoded as an immediate so we can fix up.
+                 */
+                if (ins->op == BI_OPCODE_TEXC) {
+                        assert(ins->src[3].type == BI_INDEX_CONSTANT);
+                        constants[cwords++] = ins->src[3].value;
+                }
+
                 bi_foreach_src(ins, s) {
                         if (bi_check_fau_src(ins, s, constants, &cwords, &fau)) continue;
 
diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
index 6cb728ed4e9..c8b54462c65 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
@@ -5107,16 +5107,6 @@ bi_compile_variant_nir(nir_shader *nir,
         if (bifrost_debug & BIFROST_DBG_SHADERS && !skip_internal)
                 bi_print_shader(ctx, stdout);
 
-        if (ctx->arch <= 8) {
-                bi_lower_fau(ctx);
-        }
-
-        /* Lowering FAU can create redundant moves. Run CSE+DCE to clean up. */
-        if (likely(optimize)) {
-                bi_opt_cse(ctx);
-                bi_opt_dead_code_eliminate(ctx);
-        }
-
         /* Analyze before register allocation to avoid false dependencies. The
          * skip bit is a function of only the data flow graph and is invariant
          * under valid scheduling. Helpers are only defined for fragment
@@ -5131,6 +5121,19 @@ bi_compile_variant_nir(nir_shader *nir,
                 bi_opt_fuse_dual_texture(ctx);
         }
 
+        /* Lower FAU after fusing dual texture, because fusing dual texture
+         * creates new immediates that themselves may need lowering.
+         */
+        if (ctx->arch <= 8) {
+                bi_lower_fau(ctx);
+        }
+
+        /* Lowering FAU can create redundant moves. Run CSE+DCE to clean up. */
+        if (likely(optimize)) {
+                bi_opt_cse(ctx);
+                bi_opt_dead_code_eliminate(ctx);
+        }
+
         if (likely(!(bifrost_debug & BIFROST_DBG_NOPSCHED)))
                 bi_pressure_schedule(ctx);