diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_generator.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_generator.cpp
index 8d3f0932ed0..bbed4cc444e 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_generator.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ fs_generator::generate_fb_write(fs_inst *inst, struct brw_reg payload)
    const brw_wm_prog_key * const key = (brw_wm_prog_key * const) this->key;
    struct brw_reg implied_header;
 
+   if (brw->gen < 8 && !brw->is_haswell) {
+      brw_set_default_predicate_control(p, BRW_PREDICATE_NONE);
+   }
+
    if (inst->base_mrf >= 0)
       payload = brw_message_reg(inst->base_mrf);
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_visitor.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_visitor.cpp
index 0b62496b81b..cc12e482be9 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_visitor.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_visitor.cpp
@@ -3334,7 +3334,7 @@ fs_visitor::emit_single_fb_write(fs_reg color0, fs_reg color1,
 
    write->mlen = load->regs_written;
    write->header_present = header_present;
-   if ((brw->gen >= 8 || brw->is_haswell) && prog_data->uses_kill) {
+   if (prog_data->uses_kill) {
       write->predicate = BRW_PREDICATE_NORMAL;
       write->flag_subreg = 1;
    }