diff --git a/src/microsoft/spirv_to_dxil/spirv_to_dxil.c b/src/microsoft/spirv_to_dxil/spirv_to_dxil.c
index 01a9d867471..603442925ca 100644
--- a/src/microsoft/spirv_to_dxil/spirv_to_dxil.c
+++ b/src/microsoft/spirv_to_dxil/spirv_to_dxil.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ spirv_to_dxil(const uint32_t *words, size_t word_count,
    }
 
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, dxil_nir_split_clip_cull_distance);
+   NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_samplers);
 
    struct nir_to_dxil_options opts = {.vulkan_environment = true};