diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
index 8bd8da2389d..aea1ebb7dea 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
@@ -531,6 +531,12 @@ fs_inst::can_do_source_mods(struct brw_context *brw)
    return true;
 }
 
+bool
+fs_inst::has_side_effects() const
+{
+   return this->eot || backend_instruction::has_side_effects();
+}
+
 void
 fs_reg::init()
 {
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_ir_fs.h b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_ir_fs.h
index 9ef1261ab3b..30c19f41a31 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_ir_fs.h
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_ir_fs.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ public:
    bool is_partial_write() const;
    int regs_read(int arg) const;
    bool can_do_source_mods(struct brw_context *brw);
+   bool has_side_effects() const;
 
    bool reads_flag() const;
    bool writes_flag() const;