diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
index 2c0ff961182..b43dafc798c 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
@@ -4015,7 +4015,7 @@ brw_wm_fs_emit(struct brw_context *brw,
    if (prog)
       shader = (brw_shader *) prog->_LinkedShaders[MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT];
 
-   if (unlikely(INTEL_DEBUG & DEBUG_WM))
+   if (unlikely(INTEL_DEBUG & DEBUG_WM) && shader->base.ir)
       brw_dump_ir("fragment", prog, &shader->base, &fp->Base);
 
    int st_index8 = -1, st_index16 = -1;
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp
index a5c686ceaaf..05f188fe116 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.cpp
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ brw_vs_emit(struct brw_context *brw,
       st_index = brw_get_shader_time_index(brw, prog, &c->vp->program.Base,
                                            ST_VS);
 
-   if (unlikely(INTEL_DEBUG & DEBUG_VS))
+   if (unlikely(INTEL_DEBUG & DEBUG_VS) && shader->base.ir)
       brw_dump_ir("vertex", prog, &shader->base, &c->vp->program.Base);
 
    if (brw->intelScreen->compiler->scalar_vs) {