diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.h b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.h
index 22cd2265499..a81a5f58b9a 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.h
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.h
@@ -596,14 +596,14 @@ namespace brw {
          const fs_reg tmp = bld.vgrf(type);
          const brw::fs_builder hbld = bld.exec_all().group(16, 0);
          const unsigned m = bld.dispatch_width() / hbld.dispatch_width();
-         fs_reg *const components = new fs_reg[m];
+         fs_reg components[2];
+         assert(m <= 2);
 
          for (unsigned g = 0; g < m; g++)
                components[g] = retype(brw_vec8_grf(regs[g], 0), type);
 
          hbld.LOAD_PAYLOAD(tmp, components, m, 0);
 
-         delete[] components;
          return tmp;
 
       } else {