diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/gallivm/lp_bld_limits.h b/src/gallium/auxiliary/gallivm/lp_bld_limits.h
index c7755bfe1df..7b66b758729 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/gallivm/lp_bld_limits.h
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/gallivm/lp_bld_limits.h
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ gallivm_get_shader_param(enum pipe_shader_cap param)
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
       return 0;
+   case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+      return 1;
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_UNROLL_ITERATIONS_HINT:
       return 32;
    }
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_exec.h b/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_exec.h
index 0fac7ea4567..ed8b9e88693 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_exec.h
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_exec.h
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ tgsi_exec_get_shader_param(enum pipe_shader_cap param)
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
       return 0;
+   case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+      return 1;
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_SHADER_BUFFERS:
       return PIPE_MAX_SHADER_BUFFERS;
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_SHADER_IMAGES:
diff --git a/src/gallium/docs/source/screen.rst b/src/gallium/docs/source/screen.rst
index a41c421ec47..d7ce521c2c3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/docs/source/screen.rst
+++ b/src/gallium/docs/source/screen.rst
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ MOV OUT[0], CONST[0][3]  # copy vector 3 of constbuf 0
   how many HW counters are available for this stage. (0 uses SSBO atomics).
 * ``PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS``: If atomic counters are
   separate, how many atomic counter buffers are available for this stage.
+* ``PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA``: Whether the ISA is a scalar one.
 
 .. _pipe_compute_cap:
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_screen.c
index 36b86e5f36d..04c7a873de6 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_screen.c
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ etna_screen_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_TGSI_SKIP_MERGE_REGISTERS:
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
+   case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
       return 0;
    }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c
index 93f3214c3c2..4d830712165 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/freedreno_screen.c
@@ -593,7 +593,8 @@ fd_screen_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
 	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_TGSI_SKIP_MERGE_REGISTERS:
 	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
 	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
-		return 0;
+	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+		return 1;
 	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_SHADER_BUFFERS:
 	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_SHADER_IMAGES:
 		if (is_a5xx(screen)) {
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
index 470625ba542..95de832f6c7 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ nv30_screen_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_TGSI_SKIP_MERGE_REGISTERS:
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
+      case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
          return 0;
       default:
          debug_printf("unknown vertex shader param %d\n", param);
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@ nv30_screen_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_TGSI_SKIP_MERGE_REGISTERS:
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
+      case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
          return 0;
       default:
          debug_printf("unknown fragment shader param %d\n", param);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c
index bdb2a8e31c7..3a3c43b7749 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ nv50_screen_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
       return 0;
+   case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+      return 1;
    default:
       NOUVEAU_ERR("unknown PIPE_SHADER_CAP %d\n", param);
       return 0;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c
index 0efa5840207..02890c71652 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ nvc0_screen_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
       return 0;
+   case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+      return 1;
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_SHADER_BUFFERS:
       return NVC0_MAX_BUFFERS;
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_TEXTURE_SAMPLERS:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe.c
index 12960ed5373..bc5660d6d11 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe.c
@@ -653,6 +653,8 @@ static int r600_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen* pscreen,
 			return EG_MAX_ATOMIC_BUFFERS;
 		}
 		return 0;
+	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+		return 0;
 	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_UNROLL_ITERATIONS_HINT:
 		/* due to a bug in the shader compiler, some loops hang
 		 * if they are not unrolled, see:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_get.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_get.c
index f33da90f386..0e8617d0fee 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_get.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/si_get.c
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ static int si_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen* pscreen,
 	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
 	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
 		return 0;
+	case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_screen.c
index 9e3e3e26a3c..9d9b7971b46 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_screen.c
@@ -556,6 +556,8 @@ vgpu9_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
          return 0;
+      case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+         return 1;
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_UNROLL_ITERATIONS_HINT:
          return 32;
       }
@@ -623,6 +625,8 @@ vgpu9_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
          return 0;
+      case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+         return 1;
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_UNROLL_ITERATIONS_HINT:
          return 32;
       }
@@ -724,6 +728,8 @@ vgpu10_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
       return 0;
+   case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+      return 1;
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_UNROLL_ITERATIONS_HINT:
       return 32;
    default:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c
index cd84e61f277..2eba557a64f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ v3d_screen_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, unsigned shader,
         case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
         case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
                 return 0;
+        case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+                return 1;
         case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_TEXTURE_SAMPLERS:
         case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_SAMPLER_VIEWS:
         case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_SHADER_IMAGES:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_screen.c
index 286263bf001..527ebeb2f48 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_screen.c
@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ vc4_screen_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
         case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
         case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
                 return 0;
+        case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+                return 1;
         default:
                 fprintf(stderr, "unknown shader param %d\n", param);
                 return 0;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
index fa02907392c..1eefbd6519f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
@@ -373,6 +373,9 @@ virgl_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_FP16:
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS:
       case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS:
+         return 0;
+      case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA:
+         return 1;
       default:
          return 0;
       }
diff --git a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_defines.h b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_defines.h
index 43db9f8fbaa..02e0c80f193 100644
--- a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_defines.h
+++ b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_defines.h
@@ -898,6 +898,7 @@ enum pipe_shader_cap
    PIPE_SHADER_CAP_TGSI_LDEXP_SUPPORTED,
    PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTERS,
    PIPE_SHADER_CAP_MAX_HW_ATOMIC_COUNTER_BUFFERS,
+   PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SCALAR_ISA,
 };
 
 /**