diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir.c
index f10ec8b9e87..f3ca62063dd 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_nir.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options options = {
 		 * supported there.
 		 */
 		.lower_int64_options = (nir_lower_int64_options)~0,
+		.lower_uniforms_to_ubo = true,
 };
 
 /* we don't want to lower vertex_id to _zero_based on newer gpus: */
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options options_a6xx = {
 		 * supported there.
 		 */
 		.lower_int64_options = (nir_lower_int64_options)~0,
+		.lower_uniforms_to_ubo = true,
 };
 
 const nir_shader_compiler_options *