diff --git a/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_build.h b/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_build.h
index 76f5502fdea..9b8c5956186 100644
--- a/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_build.h
+++ b/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_build.h
@@ -580,6 +580,8 @@ LLVMValueRef ac_build_atomic_rmw(struct ac_llvm_context *ctx, LLVMAtomicRMWBinOp
 LLVMValueRef ac_build_atomic_cmp_xchg(struct ac_llvm_context *ctx, LLVMValueRef ptr,
                                       LLVMValueRef cmp, LLVMValueRef val, const char *sync_scope);
 
+void ac_add_sinking_pass(LLVMPassManagerRef PM);
+
 void ac_export_mrt_z(struct ac_llvm_context *ctx, LLVMValueRef depth, LLVMValueRef stencil,
                      LLVMValueRef samplemask, LLVMValueRef mrt0_alpha, bool is_last,
                      struct ac_export_args *args);
diff --git a/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_helper.cpp b/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_helper.cpp
index 71ed11a283b..66fdef876a9 100644
--- a/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_helper.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <llvm/MC/MCSubtargetInfo.h>
 #include <llvm/Support/CommandLine.h>
 #include <llvm/Transforms/IPO.h>
+#include <llvm/Transforms/Scalar.h>
 
 #include <cstring>
 
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
 #include "ac_llvm_build.h"
 #include "util/macros.h"
 
+using namespace llvm;
+
 bool ac_is_llvm_processor_supported(LLVMTargetMachineRef tm, const char *processor)
 {
    llvm::TargetMachine *TM = reinterpret_cast<llvm::TargetMachine *>(tm);
@@ -326,3 +329,8 @@ LLVMValueRef ac_build_atomic_cmp_xchg(struct ac_llvm_context *ctx, LLVMValueRef
                                               llvm::AtomicOrdering::SequentiallyConsistent,
                                               llvm::AtomicOrdering::SequentiallyConsistent, SSID));
 }
+
+void ac_add_sinking_pass(LLVMPassManagerRef PM)
+{
+  unwrap(PM)->add(createLoopSinkPass());
+}
diff --git a/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_util.c b/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_util.c
index ff936af3195..832e9086801 100644
--- a/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_util.c
+++ b/src/amd/llvm/ac_llvm_util.c
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ static LLVMPassManagerRef ac_create_passmgr(LLVMTargetLibraryInfoRef target_libr
    /* This pass should eliminate all the load and store instructions. */
    LLVMAddPromoteMemoryToRegisterPass(passmgr);
    LLVMAddScalarReplAggregatesPass(passmgr);
+   if (LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR >= 16)
+      ac_add_sinking_pass(passmgr);
    LLVMAddLICMPass(passmgr);
    LLVMAddAggressiveDCEPass(passmgr);
    LLVMAddCFGSimplificationPass(passmgr);