diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_readonly_images_to_tex.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_readonly_images_to_tex.c
index 3dfa42e3af3..60b0a3451a8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_readonly_images_to_tex.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_readonly_images_to_tex.c
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ replace_image_type_with_sampler(nir_deref_instr *deref)
       return;
 
    deref->type = get_sampler_type_for_image(type);
+   deref->modes = nir_var_uniform;
    if (deref->deref_type == nir_deref_type_var) {
       type = deref->var->type;
       if (!glsl_type_is_sampler(glsl_without_array(type))) {
          deref->var->type = get_sampler_type_for_image(type);
+         deref->var->data.mode = nir_var_uniform;
          memset(&deref->var->data.sampler, 0, sizeof(deref->var->data.sampler));
       }
    } else {