diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
index aaa93e7aea6..8a369b68b67 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
@@ -1409,7 +1409,9 @@ dest_regs(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 static inline bool
 is_reg_gpr(const struct ir3_register *reg)
 {
-   if ((reg_num(reg) == REG_A0) || (reg->flags & IR3_REG_PREDICATE))
+   if (reg->flags & (IR3_REG_CONST | IR3_REG_IMMED | IR3_REG_PREDICATE))
+      return false;
+   if (reg_num(reg) == REG_A0)
       return false;
    if (!(reg->flags & (IR3_REG_SSA | IR3_REG_RELATIV)) &&
        reg->num == INVALID_REG)
@@ -1535,16 +1537,6 @@ conflicts(struct ir3_register *a, struct ir3_register *b)
    return (a && b) && (a->def != b->def);
 }
 
-static inline bool
-reg_gpr(struct ir3_register *r)
-{
-   if (r->flags & (IR3_REG_CONST | IR3_REG_IMMED | IR3_REG_PREDICATE))
-      return false;
-   if (reg_num(r) == REG_A0)
-      return false;
-   return true;
-}
-
 static inline bool
 reg_is_addr1(struct ir3_register *r)
 {
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_legalize.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_legalize.c
index 3b1c8e67092..e4809922d9a 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_legalize.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_legalize.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ legalize_block(struct ir3_legalize_ctx *ctx, struct ir3_block *block)
          else
             reg = n->srcs[i - n->dsts_count];
 
-         if (reg_gpr(reg)) {
+         if (is_reg_gpr(reg)) {
 
             /* TODO: we probably only need (ss) for alu
              * instr consuming sfu result.. need to make
@@ -1721,8 +1721,7 @@ ir3_legalize(struct ir3 *ir, struct ir3_shader_variant *so, int *max_bary)
 
          foreach_src (reg, instr) {
             if (in_preamble) {
-               if (!(reg->flags & (IR3_REG_IMMED | IR3_REG_CONST | IR3_REG_SHARED)) &&
-                   is_reg_gpr(reg))
+               if (!(reg->flags & IR3_REG_SHARED) && is_reg_gpr(reg))
                   gpr_in_preamble = true;
                if (reg->flags & IR3_REG_RELATIV)
                   relative_in_preamble = true;