diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.c
index a90a47a63d7..247f82045f4 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.c
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ emit_input(struct ntv_context *ctx, struct nir_variable *var)
          spirv_builder_emit_decoration(&ctx->builder, var_id, SpvDecorationCentroid);
       else if (var->data.sample)
          spirv_builder_emit_decoration(&ctx->builder, var_id, SpvDecorationSample);
+      emit_interpolation(ctx, var_id, var->data.interpolation);
    } else if (ctx->stage < MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT) {
       switch (var->data.location) {
       HANDLE_EMIT_BUILTIN(POS, Position);
@@ -582,8 +583,6 @@ emit_input(struct ntv_context *ctx, struct nir_variable *var)
    if (var->data.patch)
       spirv_builder_emit_decoration(&ctx->builder, var_id, SpvDecorationPatch);
 
-   emit_interpolation(ctx, var_id, var->data.interpolation);
-
    _mesa_hash_table_insert(ctx->vars, var, (void *)(intptr_t)var_id);
 
    assert(ctx->num_entry_ifaces < ARRAY_SIZE(ctx->entry_ifaces));
@@ -631,6 +630,7 @@ emit_output(struct ntv_context *ctx, struct nir_variable *var)
          ctx->so_output_gl_types[idx] = var->type;
          ctx->so_output_types[idx] = var_type;
       }
+      emit_interpolation(ctx, var_id, var->data.interpolation);
    } else {
       if (var->data.location >= FRAG_RESULT_DATA0) {
          spirv_builder_emit_location(&ctx->builder, var_id,
@@ -667,8 +667,6 @@ emit_output(struct ntv_context *ctx, struct nir_variable *var)
       spirv_builder_emit_component(&ctx->builder, var_id,
                                    var->data.location_frac);
 
-   emit_interpolation(ctx, var_id, var->data.interpolation);
-
    if (var->data.patch)
       spirv_builder_emit_decoration(&ctx->builder, var_id, SpvDecorationPatch);