diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/ISA.xml b/src/panfrost/bifrost/ISA.xml
index 08471a8bd30..4e3ae160711 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/ISA.xml
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/ISA.xml
@@ -6377,6 +6377,12 @@
       <opt>v3</opt>
       <opt>v4</opt>
     </mod>
+    <mod name="register_format" size="3" pseudo="true">
+      <opt>f32</opt>
+      <opt>f16</opt>
+      <opt>u32</opt>
+      <opt>s32</opt>
+    </mod>
   </ins>
 
   <ins name="+LD_VAR" staging="w=vecsize" message="varying">
diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
index 788e38c8d33..04281475593 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
@@ -1139,6 +1139,8 @@ bi_emit_load_frag_coord(bi_builder *b, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
 static void
 bi_emit_ld_tile(bi_builder *b, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
 {
+        nir_alu_type T = nir_intrinsic_dest_type(instr);
+        enum bi_register_format regfmt = bi_reg_fmt_for_nir(T);
         unsigned rt = b->shader->inputs->blend.rt;
         unsigned size = nir_dest_bit_size(instr->dest);
 
@@ -1159,7 +1161,8 @@ bi_emit_ld_tile(bi_builder *b, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
                 bi_load_sysval(b, PAN_SYSVAL(RT_CONVERSION, rt | (size << 4)), 1, 0);
 
         bi_ld_tile_to(b, bi_dest_index(&instr->dest), bi_pixel_indices(b, rt),
-                        bi_register(60), desc, (instr->num_components - 1));
+                        bi_register(60), desc, regfmt,
+                        (instr->num_components - 1));
 }
 
 static void