diff --git a/src/glsl/nir/nir.h b/src/glsl/nir/nir.h
index 7117113f04e..fa326819a69 100644
--- a/src/glsl/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/glsl/nir/nir.h
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ void nir_lower_vars_to_ssa(nir_shader *shader);
 
 void nir_remove_dead_variables(nir_shader *shader);
 
-void nir_lower_vec_to_movs(nir_shader *shader);
+bool nir_lower_vec_to_movs(nir_shader *shader);
 void nir_lower_alu_to_scalar(nir_shader *shader);
 void nir_lower_load_const_to_scalar(nir_shader *shader);
 
diff --git a/src/glsl/nir/nir_lower_vec_to_movs.c b/src/glsl/nir/nir_lower_vec_to_movs.c
index 25a6f7d3ad9..3f4d39d71b6 100644
--- a/src/glsl/nir/nir_lower_vec_to_movs.c
+++ b/src/glsl/nir/nir_lower_vec_to_movs.c
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
  * moves with partial writes.
  */
 
+struct vec_to_movs_state {
+   nir_function_impl *impl;
+   bool progress;
+};
+
 static bool
 src_matches_dest_reg(nir_dest *dest, nir_src *src)
 {
@@ -84,8 +89,12 @@ insert_mov(nir_alu_instr *vec, unsigned start_channel,
 }
 
 static bool
-lower_vec_to_movs_block(nir_block *block, void *shader)
+lower_vec_to_movs_block(nir_block *block, void *void_state)
 {
+   struct vec_to_movs_state *state = void_state;
+   nir_function_impl *impl = state->impl;
+   nir_shader *shader = impl->overload->function->shader;
+
    nir_foreach_instr_safe(block, instr) {
       if (instr->type != nir_instr_type_alu)
          continue;
@@ -134,24 +143,31 @@ lower_vec_to_movs_block(nir_block *block, void *shader)
 
       nir_instr_remove(&vec->instr);
       ralloc_free(vec);
+      state->progress = true;
    }
 
    return true;
 }
 
-static void
+static bool
 nir_lower_vec_to_movs_impl(nir_function_impl *impl)
 {
-   nir_shader *shader = impl->overload->function->shader;
+   struct vec_to_movs_state state = { impl, false };
 
-   nir_foreach_block(impl, lower_vec_to_movs_block, shader);
+   nir_foreach_block(impl, lower_vec_to_movs_block, &state);
+
+   return state.progress;
 }
 
-void
+bool
 nir_lower_vec_to_movs(nir_shader *shader)
 {
+   bool progress = false;
+
    nir_foreach_overload(shader, overload) {
       if (overload->impl)
-         nir_lower_vec_to_movs_impl(overload->impl);
+         progress = nir_lower_vec_to_movs_impl(overload->impl) || progress;
    }
+
+   return progress;
 }