diff --git a/src/amd/common/ac_nir_lower_tess_io_to_mem.c b/src/amd/common/ac_nir_lower_tess_io_to_mem.c
index 2e28c28315d..c7565e49979 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/ac_nir_lower_tess_io_to_mem.c
+++ b/src/amd/common/ac_nir_lower_tess_io_to_mem.c
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ tcs_output_needs_vmem(nir_intrinsic_instr *intrin,
                    ? st->tes_inputs_read
                    : st->tes_patch_inputs_read;
 
-   return match_mask(MESA_SHADER_TESS_CTRL, intrin, mask, true);
+   /* no_varying indicates that TES doesn't read the output. */
+   return !nir_intrinsic_io_semantics(intrin).no_varying &&
+          match_mask(MESA_SHADER_TESS_CTRL, intrin, mask, true);
 }
 
 static bool