diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
index 07c91f758d4..adb996b54ad 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
@@ -2452,7 +2452,8 @@ calc_min_limit_pressure(struct ir3_shader_variant *v,
          cur_pressure = (struct ir3_pressure) {0};
 
          ra_foreach_dst (dst, instr) {
-            if (dst->tied && !(dst->tied->flags & IR3_REG_KILL))
+            if ((dst->tied && !(dst->tied->flags & IR3_REG_KILL)) ||
+                (dst->flags & IR3_REG_EARLY_CLOBBER))
                add_pressure(&cur_pressure, dst, v->mergedregs);
          }