diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp
index e10c6705858..4ba0c8ed073 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp
@@ -8657,10 +8657,12 @@ brw_compile_fs(const struct brw_compiler *compiler, void *log_data,
       }
    }
 
+   const bool simd16_failed = v16 && !simd16_cfg;
+
    /* Currently, the compiler only supports SIMD32 on SNB+ */
    if (!has_spilled &&
        v8->max_dispatch_width >= 32 && !use_rep_send &&
-       devinfo->gen >= 6 && simd16_cfg &&
+       devinfo->gen >= 6 && !simd16_failed &&
        !(INTEL_DEBUG & DEBUG_NO32)) {
       /* Try a SIMD32 compile */
       v32 = new fs_visitor(compiler, log_data, mem_ctx, &key->base,