diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
index 48707df224d..c476358b660 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
@@ -278,30 +278,6 @@ panfrost_fs_required(
         return (fs->info.fs.writes_depth || fs->info.fs.writes_stencil);
 }
 
-static enum mali_bifrost_register_file_format
-bifrost_blend_type_from_nir(nir_alu_type nir_type)
-{
-        switch(nir_type) {
-        case 0: /* Render target not in use */
-                return 0;
-        case nir_type_float16:
-                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_F16;
-        case nir_type_float32:
-                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_F32;
-        case nir_type_int32:
-                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_I32;
-        case nir_type_uint32:
-                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_U32;
-        case nir_type_int16:
-                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_I16;
-        case nir_type_uint16:
-                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_U16;
-        default:
-                unreachable("Unsupported blend shader type for NIR alu type");
-                return 0;
-        }
-}
-
 static void
 panfrost_emit_bifrost_blend(struct panfrost_batch *batch,
                             mali_ptr *blend_shaders, void *rts)
@@ -397,7 +373,7 @@ panfrost_emit_bifrost_blend(struct panfrost_batch *batch,
                                 cfg.fixed_function.conversion.memory_format =
                                         panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, format);
                                 cfg.fixed_function.conversion.register_format =
-                                        bifrost_blend_type_from_nir(fs->info.bifrost.blend[i].type);
+                                        fs->info.bifrost.blend[i].format;
                                 cfg.fixed_function.rt = i;
                         }
                 }
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c
index c49d6f40217..c2104175702 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c
@@ -132,6 +132,30 @@ collect_varyings(nir_shader *s, nir_variable_mode varying_mode,
         }
 }
 
+static enum mali_bifrost_register_file_format
+bifrost_blend_type_from_nir(nir_alu_type nir_type)
+{
+        switch(nir_type) {
+        case 0: /* Render target not in use */
+                return 0;
+        case nir_type_float16:
+                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_F16;
+        case nir_type_float32:
+                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_F32;
+        case nir_type_int32:
+                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_I32;
+        case nir_type_uint32:
+                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_U32;
+        case nir_type_int16:
+                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_I16;
+        case nir_type_uint16:
+                return MALI_BIFROST_REGISTER_FILE_FORMAT_U16;
+        default:
+                unreachable("Unsupported blend shader type for NIR alu type");
+                return 0;
+        }
+}
+
 void
 pan_shader_compile(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
                    nir_shader *s,
@@ -232,4 +256,12 @@ pan_shader_compile(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
         info->writes_global = s->info.writes_memory;
 
         info->sampler_count = info->texture_count = BITSET_LAST_BIT(s->info.textures_used);
+
+        /* This is "redundant" information, but is needed in a draw-time hot path */
+        if (pan_is_bifrost(dev)) {
+                for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(info->bifrost.blend); ++i) {
+                        info->bifrost.blend[i].format =
+                                bifrost_blend_type_from_nir(info->bifrost.blend[i].type);
+                }
+        }
 }
diff --git a/src/panfrost/util/pan_ir.h b/src/panfrost/util/pan_ir.h
index dc8bb95ea90..3f20e3f4e62 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/util/pan_ir.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/util/pan_ir.h
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ struct pan_shader_varying {
 struct bifrost_shader_blend_info {
         nir_alu_type type;
         uint32_t return_offset;
+
+        /* mali_bifrost_register_file_format corresponding to nir_alu_type */
+        unsigned format;
 };
 
 struct bifrost_shader_info {