diff --git a/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_build.c b/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_build.c
index ece2b3f42cb..4515f696e74 100644
--- a/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_build.c
+++ b/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_build.c
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ ac_get_elem_bits(struct ac_llvm_context *ctx, LLVMTypeRef type)
 	if (LLVMGetTypeKind(type) == LLVMIntegerTypeKind)
 		return LLVMGetIntTypeWidth(type);
 
+	if (LLVMGetTypeKind(type) == LLVMPointerTypeKind) {
+		if (LLVMGetPointerAddressSpace(type) == AC_ADDR_SPACE_LDS)
+			return 32;
+	}
+
 	if (type == ctx->f16)
 		return 16;
 	if (type == ctx->f32)