diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/valhall/va_pack.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/valhall/va_pack.c
index 95f088c79f5..fc7fea6ae0d 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/valhall/va_pack.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/valhall/va_pack.c
@@ -836,6 +836,8 @@ bi_pack_valhall(bi_context *ctx, struct util_dynarray *emission)
 {
    unsigned orig_size = emission->size;
 
+   va_validate(stderr, ctx);
+
    bi_foreach_block(ctx, block) {
       bi_foreach_instr_in_block(block, I) {
          unsigned flow = va_pack_flow(block, I);