diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
index a4cbec8aadf..d9642c7d490 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ brw_postprocess_nir(nir_shader *nir, const struct brw_compiler *compiler,
    OPT(nir_opt_dce);
    OPT(nir_opt_move_comparisons);
 
-   OPT(nir_lower_deref_instrs, ~nir_lower_image_derefs);
+   OPT(nir_lower_deref_instrs, nir_lower_load_store_derefs);
 
    OPT(nir_lower_locals_to_regs);