diff --git a/src/amd/common/nir/ac_nir_lower_tess_io_to_mem.c b/src/amd/common/nir/ac_nir_lower_tess_io_to_mem.c
index a614ec78f53..1694345f99d 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/nir/ac_nir_lower_tess_io_to_mem.c
+++ b/src/amd/common/nir/ac_nir_lower_tess_io_to_mem.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,8 @@ lower_tes_input_load(nir_builder *b,
    nir_def *load = NULL;
 
    AC_NIR_LOAD_IO(load, b, intrin->def.num_components, intrin->def.bit_size, io_sem.high_16bits,
-                  nir_load_buffer_amd, offchip_ring, off, offchip_offset, zero, .access = ACCESS_COHERENT);
+                  nir_load_buffer_amd, offchip_ring, off, offchip_offset, zero, .access = ACCESS_COHERENT,
+                  .memory_modes = nir_var_shader_in);
 
    return load;
 }