diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_intrinsics.py b/src/compiler/nir/nir_intrinsics.py
index ecd5487bd42..223e1f9daeb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_intrinsics.py
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_intrinsics.py
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ load("global_constant_bounded", [1, 1, 1], [ACCESS, ALIGN_MUL, ALIGN_OFFSET],
 # src[] = { address }.
 load("kernel_input", [1], [BASE, RANGE, ALIGN_MUL, ALIGN_OFFSET], [CAN_ELIMINATE, CAN_REORDER])
 # src[] = { offset }.
-load("scratch", [1], [ALIGN_MUL, ALIGN_OFFSET], [CAN_ELIMINATE])
+load("scratch", [1], [ACCESS, ALIGN_MUL, ALIGN_OFFSET], [CAN_ELIMINATE])
 
 # Stores work the same way as loads, except now the first source is the value
 # to store and the second (and possibly third) source specify where to store