diff --git a/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c b/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c
index 5f2f3a971a1..1fe8d30de2c 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.c
@@ -837,15 +837,18 @@ bi_emit_fragment_out(bi_builder *b, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
       nir_alu_type T = nir_intrinsic_src_type(instr);
 
       bi_index rgba = bi_src_index(&instr->src[0]);
-      bi_index alpha = (T == nir_type_float16)
-                          ? bi_half(bi_extract(b, rgba, 1), true)
-                       : (T == nir_type_float32) ? bi_extract(b, rgba, 3)
-                                                 : bi_dontcare(b);
+      bi_index alpha;
 
-      /* Don't read out-of-bounds */
-      if (nir_src_num_components(instr->src[0]) < 4)
+      if (nir_src_num_components(instr->src[0]) < 4) {
+         /* Don't read out-of-bounds */
          alpha = bi_imm_f32(1.0);
-
+      } else if (T == nir_type_float16) {
+         alpha = bi_half(bi_extract(b, rgba, 1), true);
+      } else if (T == nir_type_float32) {
+         alpha = bi_extract(b, rgba, 3);
+      } else {
+         alpha = bi_dontcare(b);
+      }
       bi_emit_atest(b, alpha);
    }