diff --git a/src/glsl/linker.cpp b/src/glsl/linker.cpp
index ceb49fd5b20..d802a0a9bae 100644
--- a/src/glsl/linker.cpp
+++ b/src/glsl/linker.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,9 @@ count_attribute_slots(const glsl_type *t)
 
 
 /**
- * Verify that a vertex shader executable meets all semantic requirements
+ * Verify that a vertex shader executable meets all semantic requirements.
+ *
+ * Also sets prog->Vert.UsesClipDistance as a side effect.
  *
  * \param shader  Vertex shader executable to be verified
  */
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ validate_vertex_shader_executable(struct gl_shader_program *prog,
                       "and `gl_ClipDistance'\n");
          return false;
       }
+      prog->Vert.UsesClipDistance = clip_distance.variable_found();
    }
 
    return true;
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/mtypes.h b/src/mesa/main/mtypes.h
index 74e7e2adf68..81565c6c2ea 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/mtypes.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/mtypes.h
@@ -1876,6 +1876,7 @@ struct gl_vertex_program
    struct gl_program Base;   /**< base class */
    GLboolean IsNVProgram;    /**< is this a GL_NV_vertex_program program? */
    GLboolean IsPositionInvariant;
+   GLboolean UsesClipDistance;
 };
 
 
@@ -2161,6 +2162,11 @@ struct gl_shader_program
       GLenum OutputType; /**< GL_POINTS, GL_LINE_STRIP or GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP */
    } Geom;
 
+   /** Vertex shader state - copied into gl_vertex_program at link time */
+   struct {
+      GLboolean UsesClipDistance; /**< True if gl_ClipDistance is written to. */
+   } Vert;
+
    /* post-link info: */
    struct gl_vertex_program *VertexProgram;     /**< Linked vertex program */
    struct gl_fragment_program *FragmentProgram; /**< Linked fragment prog */
diff --git a/src/mesa/program/ir_to_mesa.cpp b/src/mesa/program/ir_to_mesa.cpp
index 5e565e4ed08..7b2c69fdbdb 100644
--- a/src/mesa/program/ir_to_mesa.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/program/ir_to_mesa.cpp
@@ -3291,6 +3291,8 @@ _mesa_ir_link_shader(struct gl_context *ctx, struct gl_shader_program *prog)
 
          switch (prog->_LinkedShaders[i]->Type) {
          case GL_VERTEX_SHADER:
+            ((struct gl_vertex_program *)linked_prog)->UsesClipDistance
+               = prog->Vert.UsesClipDistance;
             _mesa_reference_vertprog(ctx, &prog->VertexProgram,
                                      (struct gl_vertex_program *)linked_prog);
             ok = ctx->Driver.ProgramStringNotify(ctx, GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB,