diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_deref.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_deref.c
index dca76210f8f..59805cdbd01 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_deref.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_deref.c
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ nir_compare_deref_paths(nir_deref_path *a_path,
    }
 
    /* We're at either the tail or the divergence point between the two deref
-    * paths.  Look to see if either contains a ptr_as_array deref.  It it
-    * does we don't know how to safely make any inferences.  Hopefully,
+    * paths.  Look to see if either contains cast or a ptr_as_array deref.  If
+    * it does we don't know how to safely make any inferences.  Hopefully,
     * nir_opt_deref will clean most of these up and we can start inferring
     * things again.
     *
@@ -527,11 +527,13 @@ nir_compare_deref_paths(nir_deref_path *a_path,
     * different constant indices.
     */
    for (nir_deref_instr **t_p = a_p; *t_p; t_p++) {
-      if ((*t_p)->deref_type == nir_deref_type_ptr_as_array)
+      if ((*t_p)->deref_type == nir_deref_type_cast ||
+          (*t_p)->deref_type == nir_deref_type_ptr_as_array)
          return nir_derefs_may_alias_bit;
    }
    for (nir_deref_instr **t_p = b_p; *t_p; t_p++) {
-      if ((*t_p)->deref_type == nir_deref_type_ptr_as_array)
+      if ((*t_p)->deref_type == nir_deref_type_cast ||
+          (*t_p)->deref_type == nir_deref_type_ptr_as_array)
          return nir_derefs_may_alias_bit;
    }