diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_mesh.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_mesh.cpp
index 24082867063..3d3a36411af 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_mesh.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ brw_compile_task(const struct brw_compiler *compiler,
    nir_lower_task_shader_options lower_ts_opt = {
       .payload_to_shared_for_atomics = true,
       .payload_to_shared_for_small_types = true,
+      /* The actual payload data starts after the TUE header and padding,
+       * so skip those when copying.
+       */
+      .payload_offset_in_bytes = prog_data->map.per_task_data_start_dw * 4,
    };
    NIR_PASS(_, nir, nir_lower_task_shader, lower_ts_opt);