diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_search_helpers.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir_search_helpers.h
index 6ec41ecfb2a..ecbfbf9a6b0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_search_helpers.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_search_helpers.h
@@ -578,6 +578,18 @@ is_only_used_as_float_impl(const nir_alu_instr *instr, unsigned depth)
             default:
                break;
             }
+         } else if (user_instr->type == nir_instr_type_tex) {
+            const nir_tex_instr *tex = nir_instr_as_tex(user_instr);
+            const nir_tex_src *tex_src = container_of(src, nir_tex_src, src);
+
+            /* These have unknown type. */
+            if (tex_src->src_type == nir_tex_src_backend1 ||
+                tex_src->src_type == nir_tex_src_backend2)
+               return false;
+
+            unsigned idx = tex_src - tex->src;
+            if (nir_tex_instr_src_type(tex, idx) == nir_type_float)
+               continue;
          }
          return false;
       }