diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c
index d442ac74a6b..ee7df9b9af1 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ get_prog_debug(void)
 static uint64_t
 get_prog_optimize(void)
 {
-   return debug_get_num_option("NV50_PROG_OPTIMIZE", 0);
+   return debug_get_num_option("NV50_PROG_OPTIMIZE", 3);
 }
 
 uint64_t