diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe.c
index fd8edcc9fbf..ecdbe5d9bf5 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe.c
@@ -598,11 +598,7 @@ static int r600_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen* pscreen,
 	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_SAMPLER_VIEWS:
 		return 16;
         case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_PREFERRED_IR:
-		if (shader == PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE) {
-			return PIPE_SHADER_IR_NATIVE;
-		} else {
-			return PIPE_SHADER_IR_TGSI;
-		}
+		return PIPE_SHADER_IR_TGSI;
 	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SUPPORTED_IRS: {
 		int ir = 0;
 		if (shader == PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE)