diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/lima/ir/pp/nir.c b/src/gallium/drivers/lima/ir/pp/nir.c
index 6cb90701fd3..bb5038541ea 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/lima/ir/pp/nir.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/lima/ir/pp/nir.c
@@ -380,8 +380,10 @@ static bool ppir_emit_block(ppir_compiler *comp, nir_block *nblock)
    nir_foreach_instr(instr, nblock) {
       assert(instr->type < nir_instr_type_phi);
       ppir_node *node = ppir_emit_instr[instr->type](block, instr);
-      if (node)
-         list_addtail(&node->list, &block->node_list);
+      if (!node)
+         return false;
+
+      list_addtail(&node->list, &block->node_list);
    }
 
    return true;