diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/instr-a3xx.h b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/instr-a3xx.h
index b7e19c8ae39..c685fb15666 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/instr-a3xx.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/instr-a3xx.h
@@ -204,9 +204,6 @@ typedef enum {
 	/* branches/flow control */
 	OPC_META_FLOW = 4,
 	OPC_META_PHI = 5,
-	/* relative addressing */
-	OPC_META_DEREF = 6,
-
 
 } opc_t;
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
index 3d3ad07c330..30932854884 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
@@ -79,18 +79,19 @@ struct ir3_register {
 		 * the component is in the low two bits of the reg #, so
 		 * rN.x becomes: (N << 2) | x
 		 */
-		int num;
+		int   num;
 		/* immediate: */
-		int     iim_val;
-		float   fim_val;
+		int   iim_val;
+		float fim_val;
 		/* relative: */
-		int offset;
-		/* for IR3_REG_SSA, src registers contain ptr back to
-		 * assigning instruction.
-		 */
-		struct ir3_instruction *instr;
+		int   offset;
 	};
 
+	/* for IR3_REG_SSA, src registers contain ptr back to
+	 * assigning instruction.
+	 */
+	struct ir3_instruction *instr;
+
 	union {
 		/* used for cat5 instructions, but also for internal/IR level
 		 * tracking of what registers are read/written by an instruction.
@@ -209,9 +210,6 @@ struct ir3_instruction {
 		struct {
 			struct ir3_block *block;
 		} inout;
-		struct {
-			int off;              /* offset relative to addr reg */
-		} deref;
 
 		/* XXX keep this as big as all other union members! */
 		uint32_t info[3];
@@ -260,6 +258,12 @@ struct ir3_instruction {
 		struct ir3_instruction *left, *right;
 		uint16_t left_cnt, right_cnt;
 	} cp;
+
+	/* an instruction can reference at most one address register amongst
+	 * it's src/dst registers.  Beyond that, you need to insert mov's.
+	 */
+	struct ir3_instruction *address;
+
 	struct ir3_instruction *next;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	uint32_t serialno;
@@ -445,11 +449,6 @@ static inline bool is_meta(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 	return (instr->category == -1);
 }
 
-static inline bool is_addr(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
-{
-	return is_meta(instr) && (instr->opc == OPC_META_DEREF);
-}
-
 static inline bool writes_addr(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 {
 	if (instr->regs_count > 0) {
@@ -499,11 +498,15 @@ static inline bool reg_gpr(struct ir3_register *r)
 
 static inline unsigned __ssa_src_cnt(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 {
+	if (instr->address)
+		return instr->regs_count + 1;
 	return instr->regs_count;
 }
 
 static inline struct ir3_instruction * __ssa_src_n(struct ir3_instruction *instr, unsigned n)
 {
+	if (n == (instr->regs_count + 0))
+		return instr->address;
 	return ssa(instr->regs[n]);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
index 8551eeb11f7..4b73390fd33 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
@@ -624,16 +624,18 @@ ssa_src(struct ir3_compile_context *ctx, struct ir3_register *reg,
 		 * we must generate a fanin instruction to collect all possible
 		 * array elements that the instruction could address together:
 		 */
-		unsigned i, j, aid = src_array_id(ctx, src);
+		unsigned aid   = src_array_id(ctx, src);
+		unsigned first = ctx->array[aid].first;
+		unsigned last  = ctx->array[aid].last;
+		unsigned off   = src->Index - first; /* vec4 offset */
+		unsigned i, j;
+
+		reg->size = 4 * (1 + last - first);
+		reg->offset = regid(off, chan);
 
 		if (ctx->array[aid].fanin) {
 			instr = ctx->array[aid].fanin;
 		} else {
-			unsigned first, last;
-
-			first = ctx->array[aid].first;
-			last  = ctx->array[aid].last;
-
 			instr = ir3_instr_create2(ctx->block, -1, OPC_META_FI,
 					1 + (4 * (last + 1 - first)));
 			ir3_reg_create(instr, 0, 0);
@@ -756,7 +758,6 @@ add_src_reg_wrmask(struct ir3_compile_context *ctx,
 {
 	unsigned flags = 0, num = 0;
 	struct ir3_register *reg;
-	struct ir3_instruction *orig = NULL;
 
 	switch (src->File) {
 	case TGSI_FILE_IMMEDIATE:
@@ -815,28 +816,15 @@ add_src_reg_wrmask(struct ir3_compile_context *ctx,
 		/* shouldn't happen, and we can't cope with it below: */
 		compile_assert(ctx, wrmask == 0x1);
 
-		/* wrap in a meta-deref to track both the src and address: */
-		orig = instr;
+		compile_assert(ctx, ctx->block->address);
+		if (instr->address)
+			compile_assert(ctx, ctx->block->address == instr->address);
 
-		instr = ir3_instr_create(ctx->block, -1, OPC_META_DEREF);
-		ir3_reg_create(instr, 0, 0);
-		ir3_reg_create(instr, 0, IR3_REG_SSA)->instr = ctx->block->address;
-
-		if (src->File != TGSI_FILE_CONSTANT) {
-			unsigned aid = src_array_id(ctx, src);
-			unsigned off = src->Index - ctx->array[aid].first; /* vec4 offset */
-			instr->deref.off = regid(off, chan);
-		}
+		instr->address = ctx->block->address;
 	}
 
 	reg = ir3_reg_create(instr, regid(num, chan), flags);
-
-	if (src->Indirect && (src->File != TGSI_FILE_CONSTANT)) {
-		unsigned aid = src_array_id(ctx, src);
-		reg->size = 4 * (1 + ctx->array[aid].last - ctx->array[aid].first);
-	} else {
-		reg->wrmask = wrmask;
-	}
+	reg->wrmask = wrmask;
 
 	if (wrmask == 0x1) {
 		/* normal case */
@@ -872,14 +860,6 @@ add_src_reg_wrmask(struct ir3_compile_context *ctx,
 		reg->instr = collect;
 	}
 
-	if (src->Indirect) {
-		unsigned size = reg->size;
-
-		reg = ir3_reg_create(orig, 0, flags | IR3_REG_SSA);
-		reg->instr = instr;
-		reg->size = size;
-	}
-
 	return reg;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_cp.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_cp.c
index b70aba956c9..898ed70abeb 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_cp.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_cp.c
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ instr_cp(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 		foreach_src(reg, instr)
 			if (reg->flags & IR3_REG_SSA)
 				reg->instr = instr_cp(reg->instr);
+
+		if (instr->address)
+			instr->address = instr_cp(instr->address);
 	}
 
 	return instr;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_dump.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_dump.c
index 42a38d7511e..a846777b879 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_dump.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_dump.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ static void dump_instr_name(struct ir3_dump_ctx *ctx,
 		case OPC_META_PHI:
 			fprintf(ctx->f, "&#934;");
 			break;
-		case OPC_META_DEREF:
-			fprintf(ctx->f, "(*)");
-			break;
 		default:
 			/* shouldn't hit here.. just for debugging: */
 			switch (instr->opc) {
@@ -171,8 +168,7 @@ static void dump_instr(struct ir3_dump_ctx *ctx,
 				ir3_block_dump(ctx, instr->flow.else_block, "else");
 			if (reg->flags & IR3_REG_SSA)
 				dump_instr(ctx, reg->instr);
-		} else if ((instr->opc == OPC_META_PHI) ||
-				(instr->opc == OPC_META_DEREF)) {
+		} else if (instr->opc == OPC_META_PHI) {
 			/* treat like a normal instruction: */
 			ir3_instr_dump(ctx, instr);
 		}
@@ -234,8 +230,7 @@ static void dump_link2(struct ir3_dump_ctx *ctx,
 			printdef(ctx, defer, "output%lx:<out%u>:w -> %s",
 					PTRID(instr->inout.block),
 					instr->regs[0]->num, target);
-		} else if ((instr->opc == OPC_META_PHI) ||
-				(instr->opc == OPC_META_DEREF)) {
+		} else if (instr->opc == OPC_META_PHI) {
 			/* treat like a normal instruction: */
 			printdef(ctx, defer, "instr%lx:<dst0> -> %s", PTRID(instr), target);
 		}
@@ -412,6 +407,13 @@ ir3_dump_instr_single(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 		dump_reg_name(&ctx, reg, !!i);
 	}
 
+	if (instr->address) {
+		fprintf(ctx.f, ", address=_");
+		fprintf(ctx.f, "[");
+		dump_instr_name(&ctx, instr->address);
+		fprintf(ctx.f, "]");
+	}
+
 	if (is_meta(instr) && (instr->opc == OPC_META_FO))
 		printf(", off=%d", instr->fo.off);
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
index 03180b13b18..0f6d40f5a7c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@ static void instr_assign(struct ir3_ra_ctx *ctx,
 static void instr_assign_src(struct ir3_ra_ctx *ctx,
 		struct ir3_instruction *instr, unsigned r, unsigned name)
 {
+	struct ir3_register *reg = instr->regs[r];
+
+	if (reg->flags & IR3_REG_RELATIV)
+		name += reg->offset;
+
 	reg_assign(instr, r, name);
 
 	if (is_meta(instr)) {
@@ -372,14 +377,6 @@ static void instr_assign_src(struct ir3_ra_ctx *ctx,
 		case OPC_META_FI:
 			instr_assign(ctx, instr, name - (r - 1));
 			return;
-		case OPC_META_DEREF:
-			/* first arg of meta:deref is the addr reg (do not
-			 * propagate), 2nd is actual src (fanin) which does
-			 * get propagated)
-			 */
-			if (r == 2)
-				instr_assign(ctx, instr, name + instr->deref.off);
-			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
@@ -392,6 +389,9 @@ static void instr_assign(struct ir3_ra_ctx *ctx,
 	struct ir3_instruction *n, *src;
 	struct ir3_register *reg = instr->regs[0];
 
+	if ((reg->flags & IR3_REG_RELATIV))
+		name += reg->offset;
+
 	/* check if already assigned: */
 	if (!(reg->flags & IR3_REG_SSA)) {
 		/* ... and if so, sanity check: */
@@ -484,9 +484,6 @@ static void instr_alloc_and_assign(struct ir3_ra_ctx *ctx,
 	/* allocate register(s): */
 	if (name >= 0) {
 		/* already partially assigned, just finish the job */
-	} else if (is_addr(instr)) {
-		debug_assert(!instr->cp.right);
-		name = instr->regs[2]->num + instr->deref.off;
 	} else if (reg_gpr(dst)) {
 		int size;
 		/* number of consecutive registers to assign: */
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c
index 1288452d29d..909ecc23449 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_sched.c
@@ -292,16 +292,7 @@ static struct ir3_instruction * reverse(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 static bool uses_current_addr(struct ir3_sched_ctx *ctx,
 		struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 {
-	struct ir3_instruction *src;
-	foreach_ssa_src(src, instr) {
-		if (is_addr(src)) {
-			struct ir3_instruction *addr =
-				src->regs[1]->instr; /* the mova */
-			if (ctx->addr == addr)
-				return true;
-		}
-	}
-	return false;
+	return instr->address && (ctx->addr == instr->address);
 }
 
 static bool uses_current_pred(struct ir3_sched_ctx *ctx,