diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index 3119e656e24..a2b3d393f12 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -227,6 +227,17 @@ typedef struct nir_variable {
       unsigned patch:1;
       unsigned invariant:1;
 
+      /**
+       * Can this variable be coalesced with another?
+       *
+       * This is set by nir_lower_io_to_temporaries to say that any
+       * copies involving this variable should stay put. Propagating it can
+       * duplicate the resulting load/store, which is not wanted, and may
+       * result in a load/store of the variable with an indirect offset which
+       * the backend may not be able to handle.
+       */
+      unsigned cannot_coalesce:1;
+
       /**
        * When separate shader programs are enabled, only input/outputs between
        * the stages of a multi-stage separate program can be safely removed
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io_to_temporaries.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io_to_temporaries.c
index d2b069d3d68..1f1f7af62a1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io_to_temporaries.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io_to_temporaries.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ create_shadow_temp(struct lower_io_state *state, nir_variable *var)
 {
    nir_variable *nvar = ralloc(state->shader, nir_variable);
    memcpy(nvar, var, sizeof *nvar);
+   nvar->data.cannot_coalesce = true;
 
    /* The original is now the temporary */
    nir_variable *temp = var;
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c
index a1c8ffabf7a..c65beb22756 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c
@@ -997,6 +997,14 @@ copy_prop_vars_block(struct copy_prop_var_state *state,
             };
          }
 
+         nir_variable *src_var = nir_deref_instr_get_variable(src);
+         if (src_var && src_var->data.cannot_coalesce) {
+            /* The source cannot be coaleseced, which means we can't propagate
+             * this copy.
+             */
+            break;
+         }
+
          struct copy_entry *dst_entry =
             get_entry_and_kill_aliases(copies, dst, full_mask);
          value_set_from_value(&dst_entry->src, &value, 0, full_mask);