diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
index c16606b04a9..41bf00071bd 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ panfrost_emit_bifrost_blend(struct panfrost_batch *batch,
                                  */
                                 cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.num_comps = 4;
                                 cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.conversion.memory_format =
-                                        panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, format_desc, true);
+                                        panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, format, true);
                                 cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.conversion.register_format =
                                         bifrost_blend_type_from_nir(fs->info.bifrost.blend[i].type);
                                 cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.rt = i;
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blend.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blend.c
index 6443f72d4a7..cdb3844c53d 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blend.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blend.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ pan_blend_get_bifrost_desc(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
                 }
 
                 cfg.fixed_function.conversion.memory_format =
-                         panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, desc, true);
+                         panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, fmt, true);
         }
 
         return res;
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blitter.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blitter.c
index 733bfeccdf1..655eeef9f64 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blitter.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blitter.c
@@ -248,9 +248,6 @@ pan_blitter_emit_bifrost_blend(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
                                         blit_shader->blend_ret_offsets[rt];
                         }
                 } else {
-                        const struct util_format_description *format_desc =
-                                util_format_description(iview->format);
-
                         cfg.bifrost.equation.rgb.a = MALI_BLEND_OPERAND_A_SRC;
                         cfg.bifrost.equation.rgb.b = MALI_BLEND_OPERAND_B_SRC;
                         cfg.bifrost.equation.rgb.c = MALI_BLEND_OPERAND_C_ZERO;
@@ -260,7 +257,7 @@ pan_blitter_emit_bifrost_blend(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
                         cfg.bifrost.equation.color_mask = 0xf;
                         cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.num_comps = 4;
                         cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.conversion.memory_format =
-                                panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, format_desc, true);
+                                panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, iview->format, true);
                         cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.conversion.register_format =
                                 blit_type_to_reg_fmt(type);
 
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_format.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_format.c
index 2b4bfcba64c..dc11b083a6d 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_format.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_format.c
@@ -699,13 +699,13 @@ panfrost_invert_swizzle(const unsigned char *in, unsigned char *out)
 
 unsigned
 panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
-                                 const struct util_format_description *desc, bool dither)
+                                 enum pipe_format format, bool dither)
 {
-        struct pan_blendable_format fmt = panfrost_blendable_formats[desc->format];
+        struct pan_blendable_format fmt = panfrost_blendable_formats[format];
 
         /* Formats requiring blend shaders are stored raw in the tilebuffer */
         if (!fmt.internal)
-                return dev->formats[desc->format].hw;
+                return dev->formats[format].hw;
 
         unsigned extra = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_texture.h b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_texture.h
index 03cde7241b0..eb5794b957c 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_texture.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_texture.h
@@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ panfrost_bifrost_swizzle(unsigned components)
 
 unsigned
 panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
-                                 const struct util_format_description *desc,
-                                 bool dither);
+                                 enum pipe_format format, bool dither);
 
 struct pan_pool;
 struct pan_scoreboard;