diff --git a/src/panfrost/midgard/compiler.h b/src/panfrost/midgard/compiler.h
index 7a07bb847bf..da9e17f29c3 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/midgard/compiler.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/midgard/compiler.h
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ bool mir_has_multiple_writes(compiler_context *ctx, int src);
 void mir_create_pipeline_registers(compiler_context *ctx);
 
 void
-midgard_promote_uniforms(compiler_context *ctx, unsigned pressure);
+midgard_promote_uniforms(compiler_context *ctx, unsigned promoted_count);
 
 void
 emit_ubo_read(
diff --git a/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_schedule.c b/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_schedule.c
index 420c02e13f1..f59ef260d36 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_schedule.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_schedule.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ schedule_program(compiler_context *ctx)
         /* Number of 128-bit slots in memory we've spilled into */
         unsigned spill_count = 0;
 
-        midgard_promote_uniforms(ctx, 8);
+        midgard_promote_uniforms(ctx, 16);
 
         mir_foreach_block(ctx, block) {
                 midgard_pair_load_store(ctx, block);
diff --git a/src/panfrost/midgard/mir_promote_uniforms.c b/src/panfrost/midgard/mir_promote_uniforms.c
index 6c09fbe661e..e8da834b2fa 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/midgard/mir_promote_uniforms.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/midgard/mir_promote_uniforms.c
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@
  * spilling. If we spill anyway, I mean, it's a lose-lose at that point. */
 
 void
-midgard_promote_uniforms(compiler_context *ctx, unsigned register_pressure)
+midgard_promote_uniforms(compiler_context *ctx, unsigned promoted_count)
 {
-        /* For our purposes, pressure is capped at the number of vec4 work
-         * registers, not live values which would consider spills */
-        register_pressure = MAX2(register_pressure, 16);
-
         mir_foreach_instr_global_safe(ctx, ins) {
                 if (ins->type != TAG_LOAD_STORE_4) continue;
                 if (!OP_IS_UBO_READ(ins->load_store.op)) continue;
@@ -61,8 +57,7 @@ midgard_promote_uniforms(compiler_context *ctx, unsigned register_pressure)
                 /* Check if it's a promotable range */
                 unsigned uniform_reg = 23 - address;
 
-                if (address > 16) continue;
-                if (register_pressure > uniform_reg) continue;
+                if (address >= promoted_count) continue;
 
                 /* It is, great! Let's promote */