diff --git a/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c b/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c
index 626fecd04f9..634c8a17021 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/compiler/nir_to_vir.c
@@ -2146,6 +2146,8 @@ v3d_optimize_nir(struct v3d_compile *c, struct nir_shader *s)
                 NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_dce);
                 NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_dead_cf);
                 NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_cse);
+                /* before peephole_select as it can generate 64 bit bcsels */
+                NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_lower_64bit_phis);
                 NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_peephole_select, 0, false, false);
                 NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_peephole_select, 24, true, true);
                 NIR_PASS(progress, s, nir_opt_algebraic);