diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_delay.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_delay.c
index f227bc8eb32..13c4de50c88 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_delay.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_delay.c
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@ ir3_src_read_delay(struct ir3_compiler *compiler, struct ir3_instruction *instr,
       return src_n;
    }
 
-   /* cat3 instructions consume their last source one or two cycles later. */
-   if ((is_mad(instr->opc) || is_madsh(instr->opc)) && src_n == 2) {
+   /* cat3 instructions consume their last source one or two cycles later. Note
+    * that not all cat3 instructions seem to do this pre-a7xx.
+    */
+   bool cat3_reads_later = compiler->gen >= 7
+                              ? (opc_cat(instr->opc) == 3)
+                              : (is_mad(instr->opc) || is_madsh(instr->opc));
+   if (cat3_reads_later && src_n == 2) {
       return compiler->delay_slots.cat3_src2_read;
    }