diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index ced5a2ece8e..9151a7e1b0d 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
         "description": "nir: Fix serializing pointer initializers.",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "7acc81056f7ac6a869ef6403573b2572c77dbecf"
     },
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_serialize.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_serialize.c
index e105b2daf3d..4dc9b08a4b6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_serialize.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_serialize.c
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ write_variable(write_ctx *ctx, const nir_variable *var)
    if (var->constant_initializer)
       write_constant(ctx, var->constant_initializer);
    if (var->pointer_initializer)
-      write_lookup_object(ctx, var->pointer_initializer);
+      blob_write_uint32(ctx->blob,
+                        write_lookup_object(ctx, var->pointer_initializer));
    if (var->num_members > 0) {
       blob_write_bytes(ctx->blob, (uint8_t *) var->members,
                        var->num_members * sizeof(*var->members));