diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h
index 4419d386cd7..9fad861f27f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ nir_f2b(nir_builder *b, nir_ssa_def *src)
 static inline nir_ssa_def *
 nir_i2b(nir_builder *b, nir_ssa_def *src)
 {
-   return nir_type_convert(b, src, nir_type_int, nir_type_bool1);
+   return nir_ine(b, src, nir_imm_intN_t(b, 0, src->bit_size));
 }
 
 static inline nir_ssa_def *
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/tests/load_store_vectorizer_tests.cpp b/src/compiler/nir/tests/load_store_vectorizer_tests.cpp
index efe19939457..e0d1ed987b8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/tests/load_store_vectorizer_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/tests/load_store_vectorizer_tests.cpp
@@ -1461,8 +1461,9 @@ TEST_F(nir_load_store_vectorize_test, shared_load_bool)
    ASSERT_EQ(deref->deref_type, nir_deref_type_var);
    ASSERT_EQ(deref->var, var);
 
-   ASSERT_TRUE(test_alu(loads[0x1]->src.ssa->parent_instr, nir_op_i2b1));
-   ASSERT_TRUE(test_alu(loads[0x2]->src.ssa->parent_instr, nir_op_i2b1));
+   /* The loaded value is converted to Boolean by (loaded != 0). */
+   ASSERT_TRUE(test_alu(loads[0x1]->src.ssa->parent_instr, nir_op_ine));
+   ASSERT_TRUE(test_alu(loads[0x2]->src.ssa->parent_instr, nir_op_ine));
    ASSERT_TRUE(test_alu_def(loads[0x1]->src.ssa->parent_instr, 0, &load->dest.ssa, 0));
    ASSERT_TRUE(test_alu_def(loads[0x2]->src.ssa->parent_instr, 0, &load->dest.ssa, 1));
 }
@@ -1500,7 +1501,8 @@ TEST_F(nir_load_store_vectorize_test, shared_load_bool_mixed)
    ASSERT_EQ(deref->deref_type, nir_deref_type_var);
    ASSERT_EQ(deref->var, var);
 
-   ASSERT_TRUE(test_alu(loads[0x1]->src.ssa->parent_instr, nir_op_i2b1));
+   /* The loaded value is converted to Boolean by (loaded != 0). */
+   ASSERT_TRUE(test_alu(loads[0x1]->src.ssa->parent_instr, nir_op_ine));
    ASSERT_TRUE(test_alu_def(loads[0x1]->src.ssa->parent_instr, 0, &load->dest.ssa, 0));
 
    EXPECT_INSTR_SWIZZLES(movs[0x2], load, "y");