diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r3xx_fragprog.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r3xx_fragprog.c
index d03462c52c8..b3ccb7a429b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r3xx_fragprog.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/r3xx_fragprog.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ void r3xx_compile_fragment_program(struct r300_fragment_program_compiler* c)
 
 	struct radeon_program_transformation native_rewrite_r300[] = {
 		{ &radeonTransformALU, 0 },
+		{ &radeonStubDeriv, 0 },
 		{ &r300_transform_trig_simple, 0 },
 		{ 0, 0 }
 	};
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/radeon_program_alu.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/radeon_program_alu.c
index 5178da1f1c8..3a2aecf71e2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/radeon_program_alu.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/radeon_program_alu.c
@@ -1185,6 +1185,25 @@ int r300_transform_trig_scale_vertex(struct radeon_compiler *c,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Replaces DDX/DDY instructions with MOV 0 to avoid using dummy shaders on r300/r400.
+ *
+ * @warning This explicitly changes the form of DDX and DDY!
+ */
+
+int radeonStubDeriv(struct radeon_compiler* c,
+	struct rc_instruction* inst,
+	void* unused)
+{
+	if (inst->U.I.Opcode != RC_OPCODE_DDX && inst->U.I.Opcode != RC_OPCODE_DDY)
+		return 0;
+
+	inst->U.I.Opcode = RC_OPCODE_MOV;
+	inst->U.I.SrcReg[0].Swizzle = RC_SWIZZLE_0000;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /**
  * Rewrite DDX/DDY instructions to properly work with r5xx shaders.
  * The r5xx MDH/MDV instruction provides per-quad partial derivatives.
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/radeon_program_alu.h b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/radeon_program_alu.h
index d1006827616..6f347d1c9f0 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/radeon_program_alu.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/compiler/radeon_program_alu.h
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ int r300_transform_trig_scale_vertex(
 	struct rc_instruction *inst,
 	void*);
 
+int radeonStubDeriv(
+	struct radeon_compiler * c,
+	struct rc_instruction * inst,
+	void*);
+
 int radeonTransformDeriv(
 	struct radeon_compiler * c,
 	struct rc_instruction * inst,