diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
index eeae295f44d..694d653441e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
@@ -2953,14 +2953,10 @@ panfrost_update_state_3d(struct panfrost_batch *batch)
 
 #if PAN_ARCH >= 6
 static mali_ptr
-panfrost_batch_get_bifrost_tiler(struct panfrost_batch *batch,
-                                 unsigned vertex_count)
+panfrost_batch_get_bifrost_tiler(struct panfrost_batch *batch)
 {
    struct panfrost_device *dev = pan_device(batch->ctx->base.screen);
 
-   if (!vertex_count)
-      return 0;
-
    if (batch->tiler_ctx.bifrost)
       return batch->tiler_ctx.bifrost;
 
@@ -3430,7 +3426,7 @@ jm_emit_tiler_job(struct panfrost_batch *batch,
 
 #if PAN_ARCH >= 6
    pan_section_pack(job, TILER_JOB, TILER, cfg) {
-      cfg.address = panfrost_batch_get_bifrost_tiler(batch, ~0);
+      cfg.address = panfrost_batch_get_bifrost_tiler(batch);
    }
 
    pan_section_pack(job, TILER_JOB, PADDING, cfg)