diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c
index 6381cb370d7..399bf0bf4fe 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ tu_GetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
       .shaderCullDistance = true,
       .shaderFloat64 = false,
       .shaderInt64 = false,
-      .shaderInt16 = false,
+      .shaderInt16 = true,
       .sparseBinding = false,
       .variableMultisampleRate = true,
       .inheritedQueries = true,
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.c
index f6636cf2d03..ef9def776ee 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_shader.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ tu_spirv_to_nir(struct tu_device *dev,
          .runtime_descriptor_array = true,
          .float_controls = true,
          .float16 = true,
+         .int16 = true,
          .storage_16bit = dev->physical_device->gpu_id >= 650,
          .demote_to_helper_invocation = true,
       },