diff --git a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak_nir.c b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak_nir.c
index 83d80bc20c4..7b8dbb17893 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak_nir.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak_nir.c
@@ -1375,6 +1375,7 @@ nak_postprocess_nir(nir_shader *nir,
    } while (progress);
 
    OPT(nir, nir_opt_move, nir_move_comparisons | nir_move_load_ubo);
+   OPT(nir, nir_opt_sink, nir_move_load_global);
 
    if (nak->sm < 70) {
       const nir_split_conversions_options split_conv_opts = {