diff --git a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/calc_instr_deps.rs b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/calc_instr_deps.rs
index ca7102f7c7d..074134506c6 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/calc_instr_deps.rs
+++ b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/calc_instr_deps.rs
@@ -427,15 +427,18 @@ fn calc_delays(f: &mut Function, sm: &dyn ShaderModel) -> u32 {
             instr.deps.set_delay(delay);
 
             instr_cycle[ip] = min_start;
+
+            // Set the writes before adding the reads
+            // as we are iterating backwards through instructions.
+            uses.for_each_instr_dst_mut(instr, |i, c| {
+                c.set_write((ip, i));
+            });
             uses.for_each_instr_pred_mut(instr, |c| {
                 c.add_read((ip, usize::MAX));
             });
             uses.for_each_instr_src_mut(instr, |i, c| {
                 c.add_read((ip, i));
             });
-            uses.for_each_instr_dst_mut(instr, |i, c| {
-                c.set_write((ip, i));
-            });
             for (bar, c) in bars.iter_mut().enumerate() {
                 if instr.deps.wt_bar_mask & (1 << bar) != 0 {
                     *c = min_start;