diff --git a/src/amd/compiler/aco_interface.cpp b/src/amd/compiler/aco_interface.cpp
index 237545d14f6..d8f4293aacb 100644
--- a/src/amd/compiler/aco_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/amd/compiler/aco_interface.cpp
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ aco_get_codegen_flags()
    init();
    /* Exclude flags which don't affect code generation. */
    uint64_t exclude =
-      DEBUG_VALIDATE_IR | DEBUG_VALIDATE_RA | DEBUG_PERF_INFO | DEBUG_LIVE_INFO;
+      DEBUG_VALIDATE_IR | DEBUG_VALIDATE_RA | DEBUG_PERF_INFO | DEBUG_LIVE_INFO |
+      DEBUG_NO_VALIDATE_IR | DEBUG_VALIDATE_LIVE_VARS;
    return debug_flags & ~exclude;
 }