diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir.c
index f9f25a0fecf..c92dc4d84fd 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir.c
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ ir3_finalize_nir(struct ir3_compiler *compiler, nir_shader *s)
    if (s->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_GEOMETRY)
       NIR_PASS_V(s, ir3_nir_lower_gs);
 
+   NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_lower_frexp);
    NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_lower_amul, ir3_glsl_type_size);
 
    OPT_V(s, nir_lower_regs_to_ssa);
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.cc b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.cc
index 9df803dd349..18e0a6ff115 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.cc
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.cc
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ tu_spirv_to_nir(struct tu_device *dev,
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_system_values);
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_is_helper_invocation);
 
-   NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_frexp);
-
    ir3_optimize_loop(dev->compiler, nir);
 
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_opt_conditional_discard);