diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c
index 4c23f1435fc..98e1b75b244 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,8 @@ preprocess_shader(const struct gl_constants *consts,
       NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_lower_io_to_temporaries,
                  nir_shader_get_entrypoint(nir),
                  true, true);
-   } else if (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT ||
+   } else if (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_TESS_EVAL ||
+              nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT ||
               !consts->SupportsReadingOutputs) {
       NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_lower_io_to_temporaries,
                  nir_shader_get_entrypoint(nir),
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_cmdline.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_cmdline.c
index 4fa8b5a5db7..e11aa60cddc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_cmdline.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_cmdline.c
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ load_glsl(unsigned num_files, char *const *files, gl_shader_stage stage)
        nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_GEOMETRY) {
       NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_io_to_temporaries,
                  nir_shader_get_entrypoint(nir), true, true);
-   } else if (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT) {
+   } else if (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_TESS_EVAL ||
+              nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT) {
       NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_io_to_temporaries,
                  nir_shader_get_entrypoint(nir), true, false);
    }