diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_gcm.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_gcm.c
index cff2315da30..879a77a884b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_gcm.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_gcm.c
@@ -456,6 +456,9 @@ gcm_place_instr(nir_instr *instr, struct gcm_state *state)
 static bool
 opt_gcm_impl(nir_function_impl *impl, bool value_number)
 {
+   nir_metadata_require(impl, nir_metadata_block_index |
+                              nir_metadata_dominance);
+
    struct gcm_state state;
 
    state.impl = impl;
@@ -463,9 +466,6 @@ opt_gcm_impl(nir_function_impl *impl, bool value_number)
    exec_list_make_empty(&state.instrs);
    state.blocks = rzalloc_array(NULL, struct gcm_block_info, impl->num_blocks);
 
-   nir_metadata_require(impl, nir_metadata_block_index |
-                              nir_metadata_dominance);
-
    gcm_build_block_info(&impl->body, &state, 0);
 
    nir_foreach_block(block, impl) {