diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_sink.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_sink.c
index 8cdf0cecfab..170824f2ad9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_sink.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_sink.c
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ nir_can_move_instr(nir_instr *instr, nir_move_options options)
       case nir_intrinsic_load_pixel_coord:
          return options & nir_move_load_input;
       case nir_intrinsic_load_uniform:
+      case nir_intrinsic_load_kernel_input:
          return options & nir_move_load_uniform;
       case nir_intrinsic_inverse_ballot:
          return options & nir_move_copies;