diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
index 04e25dff1c0..1139a29a9a1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
@@ -889,6 +889,7 @@ validate_tex_instr(nir_tex_instr *instr, validate_state *state)
             break;
 
          validate_assert(state, glsl_type_is_image(deref->type) ||
+                                glsl_type_is_texture(deref->type) ||
                                 glsl_type_is_sampler(deref->type));
          break;
       }