diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/meson.build b/src/compiler/nir/meson.build
index 40f600161db..7c14e49419a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/meson.build
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/meson.build
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ nir_opt_algebraic_c = custom_target(
   'nir_opt_algebraic.c',
   input : 'nir_opt_algebraic.py',
   output : 'nir_opt_algebraic.c',
-  command : [prog_python, '@INPUT@'],
-  capture : true,
+  command : [prog_python, '@INPUT@', '--out', '@OUTPUT@'],
   depend_files : nir_algebraic_depends,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py
index 29b4f0716aa..bfb96d5e525 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
+import argparse
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import nir_algebraic
 from nir_opcodes import type_sizes
@@ -3588,12 +3589,17 @@ before_lower_int64_optimizations = [
     (('iadd', ('u2u64', a), ('u2u64', a)), ('ishl', ('u2u64', a), 1)),
 ]
 
-print(nir_algebraic.AlgebraicPass("nir_opt_algebraic", optimizations).render())
-print(nir_algebraic.AlgebraicPass("nir_opt_algebraic_before_ffma",
-                                  before_ffma_optimizations).render())
-print(nir_algebraic.AlgebraicPass("nir_opt_algebraic_before_lower_int64",
-                                  before_lower_int64_optimizations).render())
-print(nir_algebraic.AlgebraicPass("nir_opt_algebraic_late",
-                                  late_optimizations).render())
-print(nir_algebraic.AlgebraicPass("nir_opt_algebraic_distribute_src_mods",
-                                  distribute_src_mods).render())
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument('--out', required=True)
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+with open(args.out, "w", encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    f.write(nir_algebraic.AlgebraicPass("nir_opt_algebraic", optimizations).render())
+    f.write(nir_algebraic.AlgebraicPass("nir_opt_algebraic_before_ffma",
+                                        before_ffma_optimizations).render())
+    f.write(nir_algebraic.AlgebraicPass("nir_opt_algebraic_before_lower_int64",
+                                        before_lower_int64_optimizations).render())
+    f.write(nir_algebraic.AlgebraicPass("nir_opt_algebraic_late",
+                                        late_optimizations).render())
+    f.write(nir_algebraic.AlgebraicPass("nir_opt_algebraic_distribute_src_mods",
+                                        distribute_src_mods).render())