diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_lower_atomics.c b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_lower_atomics.c
index 36e273c45d2..e0df547416f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_lower_atomics.c
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_lower_atomics.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ lower_deref_instr(nir_builder *b, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr,
    nir_variable *var = nir_deref_instr_get_variable(deref);
 
    if (var->data.mode != nir_var_uniform &&
-       var->data.mode != nir_var_shader_storage &&
+       var->data.mode != nir_var_ssbo &&
        var->data.mode != nir_var_shared)
       return false; /* atomics passed as function arguments can't be lowered */
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp
index c5ba47d9e30..d1a051b1d18 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/glsl_to_nir.cpp
@@ -354,11 +354,14 @@ nir_visitor::visit(ir_variable *ir)
       break;
 
    case ir_var_uniform:
-      var->data.mode = nir_var_uniform;
+      if (ir->get_interface_type())
+         var->data.mode = nir_var_ubo;
+      else
+         var->data.mode = nir_var_uniform;
       break;
 
    case ir_var_shader_storage:
-      var->data.mode = nir_var_shader_storage;
+      var->data.mode = nir_var_ssbo;
       break;
 
    case ir_var_system_value:
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir.c
index 3c80e03a091..b0b031cde61 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.c
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ nir_shader_add_variable(nir_shader *shader, nir_variable *var)
       break;
 
    case nir_var_uniform:
-   case nir_var_shader_storage:
+   case nir_var_ubo:
+   case nir_var_ssbo:
       exec_list_push_tail(&shader->uniforms, &var->node);
       break;
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index 497327eaca8..e72585000d4 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ typedef enum {
    nir_var_global          = (1 << 2),
    nir_var_local           = (1 << 3),
    nir_var_uniform         = (1 << 4),
-   nir_var_shader_storage  = (1 << 5),
+   nir_var_ubo             = (1 << 5),
    nir_var_system_value    = (1 << 6),
+   nir_var_ssbo            = (1 << 7),
    nir_var_shared          = (1 << 8),
    nir_var_all             = ~0,
 } nir_variable_mode;
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_atomics_to_ssbo.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_atomics_to_ssbo.c
index cdc660981fc..d9acc5c3a79 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_atomics_to_ssbo.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_atomics_to_ssbo.c
@@ -223,8 +223,7 @@ nir_lower_atomics_to_ssbo(nir_shader *shader, unsigned ssbo_offset)
 
             snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "counter%d", var->data.binding);
 
-            ssbo = nir_variable_create(shader, nir_var_shader_storage,
-                                       type, name);
+            ssbo = nir_variable_create(shader, nir_var_ssbo, type, name);
             ssbo->data.binding = var->data.binding;
 
             struct glsl_struct_field field = {
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c
index 64424307812..2ccba8c032b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ nir_assign_var_locations(struct exec_list *var_list, unsigned *size,
        * UBOs have their own address spaces, so don't count them towards the
        * number of global uniforms
        */
-      if ((var->data.mode == nir_var_uniform || var->data.mode == nir_var_shader_storage) &&
-          var->interface_type != NULL)
+      if (var->data.mode == nir_var_ubo || var->data.mode == nir_var_ssbo)
          continue;
 
       var->data.driver_location = location;
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c
index e109814abcd..36403e87e8f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ gather_vars_written(struct copy_prop_var_state *state,
             written->modes |= nir_var_shader_out |
                               nir_var_global |
                               nir_var_local |
-                              nir_var_shader_storage |
+                              nir_var_ssbo |
                               nir_var_shared;
             continue;
          }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ gather_vars_written(struct copy_prop_var_state *state,
          case nir_intrinsic_barrier:
          case nir_intrinsic_memory_barrier:
             written->modes |= nir_var_shader_out |
-                              nir_var_shader_storage |
+                              nir_var_ssbo |
                               nir_var_shared;
             break;
 
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ copy_prop_vars_block(struct copy_prop_var_state *state,
          apply_barrier_for_modes(copies, nir_var_shader_out |
                                          nir_var_global |
                                          nir_var_local |
-                                         nir_var_shader_storage |
+                                         nir_var_ssbo |
                                          nir_var_shared);
          continue;
       }
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ copy_prop_vars_block(struct copy_prop_var_state *state,
       case nir_intrinsic_barrier:
       case nir_intrinsic_memory_barrier:
          apply_barrier_for_modes(copies, nir_var_shader_out |
-                                         nir_var_shader_storage |
+                                         nir_var_ssbo |
                                          nir_var_shared);
          break;
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_dead_write_vars.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_dead_write_vars.c
index 75814738d84..2ae5f78b791 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_dead_write_vars.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_dead_write_vars.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ remove_dead_write_vars_local(void *mem_ctx, nir_block *block)
          clear_unused_for_modes(&unused_writes, nir_var_shader_out |
                                                 nir_var_global |
                                                 nir_var_local |
-                                                nir_var_shader_storage |
+                                                nir_var_ssbo |
                                                 nir_var_shared);
          continue;
       }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ remove_dead_write_vars_local(void *mem_ctx, nir_block *block)
       case nir_intrinsic_barrier:
       case nir_intrinsic_memory_barrier: {
          clear_unused_for_modes(&unused_writes, nir_var_shader_out |
-                                                nir_var_shader_storage |
+                                                nir_var_ssbo |
                                                 nir_var_shared);
          break;
       }
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_print.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_print.c
index 5f1b547ea37..95d9bc85656 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_print.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_print.c
@@ -412,10 +412,12 @@ get_variable_mode_str(nir_variable_mode mode, bool want_local_global_mode)
       return "shader_out";
    case nir_var_uniform:
       return "uniform";
-   case nir_var_shader_storage:
-      return "shader_storage";
+   case nir_var_ubo:
+      return "ubo";
    case nir_var_system_value:
       return "system";
+   case nir_var_ssbo:
+      return "ssbo";
    case nir_var_shared:
       return "shared";
    case nir_var_global:
@@ -503,7 +505,8 @@ print_var_decl(nir_variable *var, print_state *state)
    if (var->data.mode == nir_var_shader_in ||
        var->data.mode == nir_var_shader_out ||
        var->data.mode == nir_var_uniform ||
-       var->data.mode == nir_var_shader_storage) {
+       var->data.mode == nir_var_ubo ||
+       var->data.mode == nir_var_ssbo) {
       const char *loc = NULL;
       char buf[4];
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/tests/vars_tests.cpp b/src/compiler/nir/tests/vars_tests.cpp
index 32763d2db64..74bf5c05023 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/tests/vars_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/tests/vars_tests.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_redundant_load_vars_test, invalidate_live_load_in_the_end_of_loop)
     * body.
     */
 
-   nir_variable *v = create_int(nir_var_shader_storage, "v");
+   nir_variable *v = create_int(nir_var_ssbo, "v");
 
    nir_load_var(b, v);
 
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_copy_prop_vars_test, store_store_load_different_components_in_many_bl
 
 TEST_F(nir_copy_prop_vars_test, memory_barrier_in_two_blocks)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 4);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 4);
 
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_imm_int(b, 1), 1);
    nir_store_var(b, v[1], nir_imm_int(b, 2), 1);
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_copy_prop_vars_test, simple_store_load_in_two_blocks)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, no_dead_writes_in_block)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 2);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 2);
 
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_load_var(b, v[1]), 1);
 
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, no_dead_writes_in_block)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, no_dead_writes_different_components_in_block)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_ivec2(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 3);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_ivec2(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 3);
 
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_load_var(b, v[1]), 1 << 0);
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_load_var(b, v[2]), 1 << 1);
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, no_dead_writes_different_components_in_block)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, no_dead_writes_in_if_statement)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 6);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 6);
 
    nir_store_var(b, v[2], nir_load_var(b, v[0]), 1);
    nir_store_var(b, v[3], nir_load_var(b, v[1]), 1);
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, no_dead_writes_in_if_statement)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, no_dead_writes_in_loop_statement)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 3);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 3);
 
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_load_var(b, v[1]), 1);
 
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, no_dead_writes_in_loop_statement)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, dead_write_in_block)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 3);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 3);
 
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_load_var(b, v[1]), 1);
    nir_ssa_def *load_v2 = nir_load_var(b, v[2]);
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, dead_write_in_block)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, dead_write_components_in_block)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_ivec2(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 3);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_ivec2(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 3);
 
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_load_var(b, v[1]), 1 << 0);
    nir_ssa_def *load_v2 = nir_load_var(b, v[2]);
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, dead_write_components_in_block)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, DISABLED_dead_write_in_two_blocks)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 3);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 3);
 
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_load_var(b, v[1]), 1);
    nir_ssa_def *load_v2 = nir_load_var(b, v[2]);
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, DISABLED_dead_write_in_two_blocks)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, DISABLED_dead_write_components_in_two_blocks)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_ivec2(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 3);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_ivec2(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 3);
 
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_load_var(b, v[1]), 1 << 0);
 
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, DISABLED_dead_write_components_in_two_blocks)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, DISABLED_dead_writes_in_if_statement)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 4);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 4);
 
    /* Both branches will overwrite, making the previous store dead. */
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_load_var(b, v[1]), 1);
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, DISABLED_dead_writes_in_if_statement)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, DISABLED_memory_barrier_in_two_blocks)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 2);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 2);
 
    nir_store_var(b, v[0], nir_imm_int(b, 1), 1);
    nir_store_var(b, v[1], nir_imm_int(b, 2), 1);
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, DISABLED_memory_barrier_in_two_blocks)
 
 TEST_F(nir_dead_write_vars_test, DISABLED_unrelated_barrier_in_two_blocks)
 {
-   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_shader_storage, "v", 3);
+   nir_variable **v = create_many_int(nir_var_ssbo, "v", 3);
    nir_variable *out = create_int(nir_var_shader_out, "out");
 
    nir_store_var(b, out, nir_load_var(b, v[1]), 1);
diff --git a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c
index 70bec69a052..f33eb5509a0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c
+++ b/src/compiler/spirv/vtn_variables.c
@@ -1497,10 +1497,10 @@ vtn_storage_class_to_mode(struct vtn_builder *b,
    case SpvStorageClassUniform:
       if (interface_type->block) {
          mode = vtn_variable_mode_ubo;
-         nir_mode = 0;
+         nir_mode = nir_var_ubo;
       } else if (interface_type->buffer_block) {
          mode = vtn_variable_mode_ssbo;
-         nir_mode = 0;
+         nir_mode = nir_var_ssbo;
       } else {
          /* Default-block uniforms, coming from gl_spirv */
          mode = vtn_variable_mode_uniform;
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ vtn_storage_class_to_mode(struct vtn_builder *b,
       break;
    case SpvStorageClassStorageBuffer:
       mode = vtn_variable_mode_ssbo;
-      nir_mode = 0;
+      nir_mode = nir_var_ssbo;
       break;
    case SpvStorageClassUniformConstant:
       mode = vtn_variable_mode_uniform;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_shader_nir.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_shader_nir.c
index 4c6eb8ec808..64acf41679b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_shader_nir.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_shader_nir.c
@@ -675,7 +675,8 @@ void si_nir_scan_shader(const struct nir_shader *nir,
 		 * so we don't need to worry about the ordering.
 		 */
 		if (variable->interface_type != NULL) {
-			if (variable->data.mode == nir_var_uniform) {
+			if (variable->data.mode == nir_var_uniform ||
+			    variable->data.mode == nir_var_ubo) {
 
 				unsigned block_count;
 				if (base_type != GLSL_TYPE_INTERFACE) {
@@ -699,7 +700,7 @@ void si_nir_scan_shader(const struct nir_shader *nir,
 				_mesa_set_add(ubo_set, variable->interface_type);
 			}
 
-			if (variable->data.mode == nir_var_shader_storage) {
+			if (variable->data.mode == nir_var_ssbo) {
 				/* TODO: make this more accurate */
 				info->shader_buffers_declared =
 					u_bit_consecutive(0, SI_NUM_SHADER_BUFFERS);
diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
index cbce4661e92..5d74524be79 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_glsl_to_nir.cpp
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ st_nir_assign_uniform_locations(struct gl_context *ctx,
        * UBO's have their own address spaces, so don't count them towards the
        * number of global uniforms
        */
-      if ((uniform->data.mode == nir_var_uniform || uniform->data.mode == nir_var_shader_storage) &&
-          uniform->interface_type != NULL)
+      if (uniform->data.mode == nir_var_ubo || uniform->data.mode == nir_var_ssbo)
          continue;
 
       const struct glsl_type *type = glsl_without_array(uniform->type);