diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
index 726da8f14d9..219b4b75a3b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
@@ -506,11 +506,7 @@ panfrost_prepare_bifrost_fs_state(struct panfrost_context *ctx,
                 }
 
                 state->properties.bifrost.allow_forward_pixel_to_kill =
-                        !fs->info.fs.writes_depth &&
-                        !fs->info.fs.writes_stencil &&
-                        !fs->info.fs.writes_coverage &&
-                        !fs->info.fs.can_discard &&
-                        !fs->info.fs.outputs_read &&
+                        fs->info.fs.can_fpk &&
                         !(rt_mask & ~fs->info.outputs_written) &&
                         !alpha_to_coverage &&
                         !blend_reads_dest;
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c
index f84c345e5fd..a027ed80669 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c
@@ -226,6 +226,14 @@ pan_shader_compile(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
                         !info->fs.writes_stencil &&
                         !info->fs.writes_coverage;
 
+                /* Similiarly with suitable state, is FPK possible? */
+                info->fs.can_fpk =
+                        !info->fs.writes_depth &&
+                        !info->fs.writes_stencil &&
+                        !info->fs.writes_coverage &&
+                        !info->fs.can_discard &&
+                        !info->fs.outputs_read;
+
                 info->fs.reads_frag_coord =
                         (s->info.inputs_read & (1 << VARYING_SLOT_POS)) ||
                         BITSET_TEST(s->info.system_values_read, SYSTEM_VALUE_FRAG_COORD);
diff --git a/src/panfrost/util/pan_ir.h b/src/panfrost/util/pan_ir.h
index 1f4c6503e04..f317df75927 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/util/pan_ir.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/util/pan_ir.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ struct pan_shader_info {
                         bool reads_helper_invocation;
                         bool sample_shading;
                         bool early_fragment_tests;
-                        bool can_early_z;
+                        bool can_early_z, can_fpk;
                         BITSET_WORD outputs_read;
                         BITSET_WORD outputs_written;
                 } fs;