diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp
index ed8175ddfb0..f2c631447ca 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ propagate_sat(brw_inst *inst, brw_inst *scan_inst)
 }
 
 static bool
-opt_saturate_propagation_local(brw_shader &s, bblock_t *block)
+opt_saturate_propagation_local(brw_shader &s,
+                               const brw_def_analysis &defs,
+                               bblock_t *block)
 {
    bool progress = false;
    int ip = block->end_ip + 1;
@@ -102,7 +104,6 @@ opt_saturate_propagation_local(brw_shader &s, bblock_t *block)
           inst->src[0].abs)
          continue;
 
-      const brw_def_analysis &defs = s.def_analysis.require();
       brw_inst *def = defs.get(inst->src[0]);
 
       if (def != NULL) {
@@ -192,8 +193,10 @@ brw_opt_saturate_propagation(brw_shader &s)
 {
    bool progress = false;
 
+   const brw_def_analysis &defs = s.def_analysis.require();
+
    foreach_block (block, s.cfg) {
-      progress = opt_saturate_propagation_local(s, block) || progress;
+      progress = opt_saturate_propagation_local(s, defs, block) || progress;
    }
 
    if (progress)