diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
index f726cb07923..06972705d6a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
@@ -1214,6 +1214,7 @@ zink_screen_init_compiler(struct zink_screen *screen)
 {
    static const struct nir_shader_compiler_options
    default_options = {
+      .io_options = nir_io_glsl_lower_derefs,
       .lower_ffma16 = true,
       .lower_ffma32 = true,
       .lower_ffma64 = true,
@@ -5707,25 +5708,6 @@ zink_shader_create(struct zink_screen *screen, struct nir_shader *nir)
    ret->programs = _mesa_pointer_set_create(NULL);
    simple_mtx_init(&ret->lock, mtx_plain);
 
-   nir_lower_io_options lower_io_flags = 0;
-   if (!screen->info.feats.features.shaderInt64 || !screen->info.feats.features.shaderFloat64)
-      lower_io_flags = nir_lower_io_lower_64bit_to_32;
-   else if (!screen->info.feats.features.shaderFloat64)
-      lower_io_flags = nir_lower_io_lower_64bit_float_to_32;
-   bool temp_inputs = nir->info.stage != MESA_SHADER_VERTEX && nir->info.inputs_read & BITFIELD_RANGE(VARYING_SLOT_CLIP_DIST0, 4);
-   bool temp_outputs = nir->info.stage != MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT && (nir->info.outputs_read | nir->info.outputs_written) & BITFIELD_RANGE(VARYING_SLOT_CLIP_DIST0, 4);
-   if (temp_inputs || temp_outputs) {
-      NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_io_to_temporaries, nir_shader_get_entrypoint(nir), temp_outputs, temp_inputs);
-      NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_global_vars_to_local);
-      NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_split_var_copies);
-      NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_var_copies);
-   }
-   NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_io, nir_var_shader_out, zink_type_size, lower_io_flags);
-   if (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_VERTEX)
-      lower_io_flags |= nir_lower_io_lower_64bit_to_32;
-   NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_io, nir_var_shader_in, zink_type_size, lower_io_flags);
-   nir->info.io_lowered = true;
-
    if (nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_KERNEL) {
       nir_lower_mem_access_bit_sizes_options lower_mem_access_options = {
          .modes = nir_var_all ^ nir_var_function_temp,