diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp
index 5660a2a7821..6477f62ed4a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ nir_visitor::visit(ir_variable *ir)
    var->data.bindless = ir->data.bindless;
    var->data.offset = ir->data.offset;
    var->data.access = (gl_access_qualifier)mem_access;
+   var->data.has_initializer = ir->data.has_initializer;
+   var->data.is_implicit_initializer = ir->data.is_implicit_initializer;
 
    if (glsl_type_is_image(glsl_without_array(var->type))) {
       var->data.image.format = ir->data.image_format;
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index 8c9636f2db0..033b6ee3b24 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -616,6 +616,19 @@ typedef struct nir_variable {
        */
       int max_array_access;
 
+      /**
+       * Does this variable have an initializer?
+       *
+       * This is used by the linker to cross-validiate initializers of global
+       * variables.
+       */
+      unsigned has_initializer:1;
+
+      /**
+       * Is the initializer created by the compiler (glsl_zero_init)
+       */
+      unsigned is_implicit_initializer:1;
+
       /**
        * Is this varying used by transform feedback?
        *