diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_from_nir.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_from_nir.cpp
index c914ae4b8e2..c634978497d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_from_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_from_nir.cpp
@@ -3129,7 +3129,9 @@ Converter::run()
       .ballot_bit_size = 32,
    };
 
-   NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_io, nir_var_all, type_size, (nir_lower_io_options)0);
+   NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_io,
+              (nir_variable_mode)(nir_var_shader_in | nir_var_shader_out),
+              type_size, (nir_lower_io_options)0);
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_subgroups, &subgroup_options);
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_regs_to_ssa);
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_load_const_to_scalar);