diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_print_common.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_print_common.c
index e0f8b3f8425..0bd8f0f9812 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_print_common.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bi_print_common.c
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ const char *
 bi_interp_mode_name(enum bifrost_interp_mode mode)
 {
         switch (mode) {
-        case BIFROST_INTERP_PER_FRAG: return ".per_frag";
+        case BIFROST_INTERP_CENTER: return ".center";
         case BIFROST_INTERP_CENTROID: return ".centroid";
-        case BIFROST_INTERP_DEFAULT: return "";
+        case BIFROST_INTERP_SAMPLE: return ".sample";
         case BIFROST_INTERP_EXPLICIT: return ".explicit";
         default: return ".unknown";
         }
diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost.h b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost.h
index 6d03a582b94..a0d7d7fbc73 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost.h
@@ -221,10 +221,11 @@ enum bifrost_minmax_mode {
 };
 
 enum bifrost_interp_mode {
-        BIFROST_INTERP_PER_FRAG = 0x0,
+        BIFROST_INTERP_CENTER = 0x0,
         BIFROST_INTERP_CENTROID = 0x1,
-        BIFROST_INTERP_DEFAULT  = 0x2,
-        BIFROST_INTERP_EXPLICIT = 0x3
+        BIFROST_INTERP_SAMPLE  = 0x2,
+        BIFROST_INTERP_EXPLICIT = 0x3,
+        BIFROST_INTERP_NONE = 0x4,
 };
 
 /* Fixed location for gl_FragCoord.zw */
diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
index 68ca813e893..aae3a1a500c 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static void
 bi_emit_ld_vary(bi_context *ctx, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
 {
         bi_instruction ins = bi_load(BI_LOAD_VAR, instr);
-        ins.load_vary.interp_mode = BIFROST_INTERP_DEFAULT; /* TODO */
+        ins.load_vary.interp_mode = BIFROST_INTERP_CENTER; /* TODO */
         ins.load_vary.reuse = false; /* TODO */
         ins.load_vary.flat = instr->intrinsic != nir_intrinsic_load_interpolated_input;
         ins.dest_type = nir_type_float | nir_dest_bit_size(instr->dest);
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ bi_emit_ld_frag_coord(bi_context *ctx, nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
                 bi_instruction load = {
                         .type = BI_LOAD_VAR,
                         .load_vary = {
-                                .interp_mode = BIFROST_INTERP_DEFAULT,
+                                .interp_mode = BIFROST_INTERP_CENTER,
                                 .reuse = false,
                                 .flat = true
                         },
diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/gen_pack.py b/src/panfrost/bifrost/gen_pack.py
index 1121de7a3b3..d9d31fd57d5 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/gen_pack.py
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/gen_pack.py
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ modifier_map = {
         "z": lambda a,b,c,d: '(ins->src[0] != 0)',
         "stencil": lambda a,b,c,d: '(ins->src[1] != 0)',
 
+        # For +LD_VAR, infer sample from load_vary.interp_mode
+        "sample": lambda a,b,c,d: 'ins->load_vary.interp_mode',
+
         # We don't support these in the IR yet (TODO)
         "saturate": lambda a,b,c,d: '0', # clamp to min/max int
         "mask": lambda a,b,c,d: '0', # clz(~0) = ~0
@@ -296,7 +299,6 @@ modifier_map = {
         "func": lambda a,b,c,d: '0', # pow special case thing
         "h": lambda a,b,c,d: '0', # VN_ASST1.f16
         "l": lambda a,b,c,d: '0', # VN_ASST1.f16
-        "sample": lambda a,b,c,d: '0', # LD_VAR center
         "function": lambda a,b,c,d: '3', # LD_VAR_FLAT none
         "preserve_null": lambda a,b,c,d: '0', # SEG_ADD none
         "bytes2": lambda a,b,c,d: '0', # NIR shifts are in bits