diff --git a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak_nir.c b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak_nir.c
index e6c164d00a9..79b4d6485b7 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak_nir.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak_nir.c
@@ -299,10 +299,9 @@ nak_preprocess_nir(nir_shader *nir, const struct nak_compiler *nak)
 
    nir_validate_ssa_dominance(nir, "before nak_preprocess_nir");
 
-   if (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT) {
-      nir_lower_io_to_temporaries(nir, nir_shader_get_entrypoint(nir),
-                                  true /* outputs */, false /* inputs */);
-   }
+   OPT(nir, nir_lower_io_to_temporaries,
+       nir_shader_get_entrypoint(nir),
+       true /* outputs */, false /* inputs */);
 
    const nir_lower_tex_options tex_options = {
       .lower_txd_3d = true,
diff --git a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c
index 6250dcfefb7..20f980efb2e 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c
+++ b/src/nouveau/vulkan/nvk_shader.c
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ nvk_preprocess_nir(struct vk_physical_device *vk_pdev,
    const struct nvk_physical_device *pdev =
       container_of(vk_pdev, struct nvk_physical_device, vk);
 
-   NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_lower_io_to_temporaries,
-              nir_shader_get_entrypoint(nir), true, false);
-
    nak_preprocess_nir(nir, pdev->nak);
 }