diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
index 4ac5a98975c..0c39f5cad5d 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
@@ -3041,16 +3041,13 @@ bi_optimize_nir(nir_shader *nir, unsigned gpu_id, bool is_blend)
         NIR_PASS(progress, nir, nir_opt_dce);
 
         /* Backend scheduler is purely local, so do some global optimizations
-         * to reduce register pressure.  Skip the passes for blend shaders to
-         * workaround the lack of precolouring. */
+         * to reduce register pressure. */
         nir_move_options move_all =
                 nir_move_const_undef | nir_move_load_ubo | nir_move_load_input |
                 nir_move_comparisons | nir_move_copies | nir_move_load_ssbo;
 
-        if (!is_blend) {
-                NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_opt_sink, move_all);
-                NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_opt_move, move_all);
-        }
+        NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_opt_sink, move_all);
+        NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_opt_move, move_all);
 
         /* We might lower attribute, varying, and image indirects. Use the
          * gathered info to skip the extra analysis in the happy path. */