diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
index 89f78884389..5c4ae813055 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ st_glsl_to_nir(struct st_context *st, struct gl_program *prog,
       return prog->nir;
 
    nir = glsl_to_nir(shader_program, stage, options);
-   prog->nir = nir;
 
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_io_to_temporaries,
          nir_shader_get_entrypoint(nir),
@@ -281,6 +280,8 @@ st_glsl_to_nir(struct st_context *st, struct gl_program *prog,
       _mesa_log("\n\n");
    }
 
+   prog->nir = nir;
+
    return nir;
 }