diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir_lower_io_offsets.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir_lower_io_offsets.c
index 29b2ecd21d5..6e4eb92ea7f 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir_lower_io_offsets.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir_lower_io_offsets.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ lower_io_offsets_block(nir_block *block, nir_builder *b, void *mem_ctx)
           intr->num_components > 1) {
          b->cursor = nir_before_instr(instr);
          scalarize_load(intr, b);
+         progress = true;
       }
    }