diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_pipeline.c b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_pipeline.c
index a742358cbc0..0ac79f8a02c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/lvp_pipeline.c
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ lvp_shader_compile_to_ir(struct lvp_pipeline *pipeline,
       NIR_PASS(progress, nir, nir_opt_deref);
       NIR_PASS(progress, nir, nir_lower_vars_to_ssa);
 
+      NIR_PASS(progress, nir, nir_opt_copy_prop_vars);
+
       NIR_PASS(progress, nir, nir_copy_prop);
       NIR_PASS(progress, nir, nir_opt_dce);
       NIR_PASS(progress, nir, nir_opt_peephole_select, 8, true, true);