diff --git a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c
index e4013e940ac..2100b481cce 100644
--- a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c
+++ b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c
@@ -2341,7 +2341,8 @@ vtn_create_variable(struct vtn_builder *b, struct vtn_value *val,
 
    if (var->mode == vtn_variable_mode_uniform ||
        var->mode == vtn_variable_mode_ubo ||
-       var->mode == vtn_variable_mode_ssbo) {
+       var->mode == vtn_variable_mode_ssbo ||
+       var->mode == vtn_variable_mode_atomic_counter) {
       /* XXX: We still need the binding information in the nir_variable
        * for these. We should fix that.
        */