diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py
index 3627f1af386..ee33786c732 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_algebraic.py
@@ -1888,6 +1888,8 @@ optimizations.extend([
    (('iadd', ('pack_half_2x16_rtz_split', a, 0), ('pack_half_2x16_rtz_split', 0, b)), ('pack_half_2x16_rtz_split', a, b)),
    (('ior',  ('pack_half_2x16_rtz_split', a, 0), ('pack_half_2x16_rtz_split', 0, b)), ('pack_half_2x16_rtz_split', a, b)),
 
+   (('pack_uint_2x16', ('vec2', ('pack_half_2x16_rtz_split', a, 0), ('pack_half_2x16_rtz_split', b, 0))), ('pack_half_2x16_rtz_split', a, b)),
+
    (('bfi', 0xffff0000, ('pack_half_2x16_split', a, b), ('pack_half_2x16_split', c, d)),
     ('pack_half_2x16_split', c, a)),