diff --git a/src/intel/blorp/blorp_nir_builder.h b/src/intel/blorp/blorp_nir_builder.h
index 6fbe1deb5ad..17da4d60086 100644
--- a/src/intel/blorp/blorp_nir_builder.h
+++ b/src/intel/blorp/blorp_nir_builder.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ blorp_nir_init_shader(nir_builder *b,
                       const char *name)
 {
    *b = nir_builder_init_simple_shader(stage, NULL, "%s", name ? name : "");
-   ralloc_adopt(mem_ctx, b->shader);
+   ralloc_steal(mem_ctx, b->shader);
    if (stage == MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT)
       b->shader->info.fs.origin_upper_left = true;
 }
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
index 6169fe99fbf..ea9ce6df643 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ brw_nir_create_passthrough_tcs(void *mem_ctx, const struct brw_compiler *compile
 {
    nir_builder b = nir_builder_init_simple_shader(MESA_SHADER_TESS_CTRL,
                                                   options, "passthrough TCS");
-   ralloc_adopt(mem_ctx, b.shader);
+   ralloc_steal(mem_ctx, b.shader);
    nir_shader *nir = b.shader;
    nir_variable *var;
    nir_ssa_def *load;