diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 853ccb97596..1c7a192c14b 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         "description": "zink: run sparse lowering after all optimization passes",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "0d652c0c8db33ff80d16f30b2d2e8f4413946338",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
index d586cb9037a..5c3c1f1ed7d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
@@ -4021,6 +4021,7 @@ zink_shader_compile(struct zink_screen *screen, bool can_shobj, struct zink_shad
          zs->can_inline = false;
    } else if (need_optimize)
       optimize_nir(nir, zs, true);
+   NIR_PASS_V(nir, lower_sparse);
    
    struct zink_shader_object obj = compile_module(screen, zs, nir, can_shobj, pg);
    ralloc_free(nir);
@@ -5399,7 +5400,6 @@ zink_shader_create(struct zink_screen *screen, struct nir_shader *nir)
 
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, lower_basevertex);
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, lower_baseinstance);
-   NIR_PASS_V(nir, lower_sparse);
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, split_bitfields);
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_frexp); /* TODO: Use the spirv instructions for this. */