diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/kernel.rs b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/kernel.rs
index fdf26a3ae2f..0aecb54e812 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/kernel.rs
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/kernel.rs
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ extern "C" fn can_remove_var(var: *mut nir_variable, _: *mut c_void) -> bool {
     unsafe {
         let var = var.as_ref().unwrap();
         !glsl_type_is_image(var.type_)
+            && !glsl_type_is_texture(var.type_)
+            && !glsl_type_is_sampler(var.type_)
     }
 }