diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_nir.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_nir.c
index 46eeb1723b4..3645f48777a 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_nir.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_nir.c
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ nir_optimize(nir_shader *nir, const struct brw_compiler *compiler,
    do {
       progress = false;
       OPT_V(nir_lower_vars_to_ssa);
+      OPT(nir_opt_copy_prop_vars);
 
       if (is_scalar) {
          OPT(nir_lower_alu_to_scalar);