diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_compute_pipeline.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_compute_pipeline.c
index 11d2959032a..41c763a9591 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_compute_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_compute_pipeline.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ nvk_compute_pipeline_create(struct nvk_device *device,
    nvk_lower_nir(device, nir, pipeline_layout);
 
    result = nvk_compile_nir(pdevice, nir, &pipeline->base.shaders[MESA_SHADER_COMPUTE]);
+   ralloc_free(nir);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       goto fail;
 
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c
index f496866eaf3..d9dc08f2ffa 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ nvk_compile_nir(struct nvk_physical_device *device, nir_shader *nir,
    if (info_out.io.fp64)
       shader->hdr[0] |= 1 << 27;
 
-   ralloc_free(nir);
    return VK_SUCCESS;
 }