diff --git a/src/amd/common/ac_nir_lower_ngg.c b/src/amd/common/ac_nir_lower_ngg.c
index fdb38279e3b..24b465194fa 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/ac_nir_lower_ngg.c
+++ b/src/amd/common/ac_nir_lower_ngg.c
@@ -1406,6 +1406,14 @@ ac_nir_lower_ngg_nogs(nir_shader *shader,
    const bool need_prim_id_store_shared =
       export_prim_id && shader->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_VERTEX;
 
+   if (export_prim_id) {
+      nir_variable *prim_id_var = nir_variable_create(shader, nir_var_shader_out, glsl_uint_type(), "ngg_prim_id");
+      prim_id_var->data.location = VARYING_SLOT_PRIMITIVE_ID;
+      prim_id_var->data.driver_location = VARYING_SLOT_PRIMITIVE_ID;
+      prim_id_var->data.interpolation = INTERP_MODE_NONE;
+      shader->info.outputs_written |= VARYING_BIT_PRIMITIVE_ID;
+   }
+
    nir_builder builder;
    nir_builder *b = &builder; /* This is to avoid the & */
    nir_builder_init(b, impl);