diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c
index b52328e2f06..8d392801363 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ ir3_shader_create(struct ir3_compiler *compiler,
 		static struct ir3_shader_key key; /* static is implicitly zeroed */
 		ir3_shader_variant(shader, key, false, debug);
 
-		if (nir->info.stage != MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT)
+		if (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_VERTEX)
 			ir3_shader_variant(shader, key, true, debug);
 	}