diff --git a/src/broadcom/compiler/qpu_schedule.c b/src/broadcom/compiler/qpu_schedule.c
index 90dba7f48b0..bc0ade2cbf0 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/compiler/qpu_schedule.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/compiler/qpu_schedule.c
@@ -1644,6 +1644,8 @@ fixup_pipelined_ldvary(struct v3d_compile *c,
          */
         if (v3d_qpu_writes_flags(&prev->qpu))
                 return false;
+        if (v3d_qpu_reads_flags(&prev->qpu))
+                return false;
 
         /* Move the ldvary to the previous instruction and remove it from the
          * current one.