diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
index 265b27f2fdb..8b71ac88bd1 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
@@ -764,6 +764,12 @@ panvk_lower_nir(struct panvk_device *dev, nir_shader *nir,
    NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_vk_lower_ycbcr_tex, lookup_ycbcr_conversion,
             &ycbcr_state);
 
+   /* We need to do this before nir_lower_descriptors so any image_deref_size
+    * intrinsics generated can be lowered there.
+    */
+   if (PAN_ARCH < 9)
+      NIR_PASS(_, nir, pan_nir_lower_image_ms);
+
    panvk_per_arch(nir_lower_descriptors)(nir, dev, rs, set_layout_count,
                                          set_layouts, state, desc_info);