diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c
index 1b07bf8c1dd..f027d7b7a30 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c
@@ -571,6 +571,9 @@ find_eligible_instr(struct ir3_sched_ctx *ctx, struct ir3_sched_notes *notes,
 		if (!candidate)
 			continue;
 
+		if (is_meta(candidate))
+			return candidate;
+
 		deepest = MAX2(deepest, candidate->depth);
 	}