diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_program.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_program.c
index 9303dc85b9e..fa0ce838fa0 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_program.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_program.c
@@ -127,11 +127,7 @@ brw_create_nir(struct brw_context *brw,
 static unsigned
 get_new_program_id(struct intel_screen *screen)
 {
-   static pthread_mutex_t m = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-   pthread_mutex_lock(&m);
-   unsigned id = screen->program_id++;
-   pthread_mutex_unlock(&m);
-   return id;
+   return p_atomic_inc_return(&screen->program_id);
 }
 
 static struct gl_program *brwNewProgram(struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum target,
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
index bc2bba00b6a..bd1365f232b 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
@@ -2510,7 +2510,6 @@ __DRIconfig **intelInitScreen2(__DRIscreen *dri_screen)
    screen->compiler->shader_debug_log = shader_debug_log_mesa;
    screen->compiler->shader_perf_log = shader_perf_log_mesa;
    screen->compiler->constant_buffer_0_is_relative = devinfo->gen < 8;
-   screen->program_id = 1;
 
    screen->has_exec_fence =
      intel_get_boolean(screen, I915_PARAM_HAS_EXEC_FENCE);