diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index c91a5769d7b..8167b6ac43c 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
         "description": "panfrost: Free NIR of blit shaders",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 0,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "master_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null
     },
diff --git a/src/panfrost/encoder/pan_blit.c b/src/panfrost/encoder/pan_blit.c
index ece664bb5b9..a0e5f103399 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/encoder/pan_blit.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/encoder/pan_blit.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ panfrost_build_blit_shader(panfrost_program *program, unsigned gpu_id, gl_frag_r
                 nir_store_var(b, c_out, nir_channel(b, &tex->dest.ssa, 0), 0xFF);
 
         midgard_compile_shader_nir(shader, program, false, 0, gpu_id, false, true);
+        ralloc_free(shader);
 }
 
 /* Compile and upload all possible blit shaders ahead-of-time to reduce draw