diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
index 41bf00071bd..1c50dbf443f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ panfrost_emit_bifrost_blend(struct panfrost_batch *batch,
                                  */
                                 cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.num_comps = 4;
                                 cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.conversion.memory_format =
-                                        panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, format, true);
+                                        panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, format);
                                 cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.conversion.register_format =
                                         bifrost_blend_type_from_nir(fs->info.bifrost.blend[i].type);
                                 cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.rt = i;
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blend.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blend.c
index daef7d76824..f8830303a46 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blend.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blend.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ pan_blend_get_bifrost_desc(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
                 }
 
                 cfg.fixed_function.conversion.memory_format =
-                         panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, fmt, true);
+                         panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, fmt);
         }
 
         return res;
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blitter.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blitter.c
index ce6f9a8b11d..fe8279084a3 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blitter.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_blitter.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ pan_blitter_emit_bifrost_blend(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
                         cfg.bifrost.equation.color_mask = 0xf;
                         cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.num_comps = 4;
                         cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.conversion.memory_format =
-                                panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, iview->format, true);
+                                panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(dev, iview->format);
                         cfg.bifrost.internal.fixed_function.conversion.register_format =
                                 blit_type_to_reg_fmt(type);
 
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_format.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_format.c
index 86c9db6e8f4..74328488e54 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_format.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_format.c
@@ -691,22 +691,23 @@ panfrost_invert_swizzle(const unsigned char *in, unsigned char *out)
         }
 }
 
+/* Formats requiring blend shaders are stored raw in the tilebuffer and will
+ * have 0 as their pixel format. Assumes dithering is set, I don't know of a
+ * case when it makes sense to turn off dithering. */
+
 unsigned
 panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
-                                 enum pipe_format format, bool dither)
+                                 enum pipe_format format)
 {
-        struct pan_blendable_format fmt = panfrost_blendable_formats[format];
+        mali_pixel_format pixfmt =
+                panfrost_blendable_formats[format].bifrost_dither;
 
-        /* Formats requiring blend shaders are stored raw in the tilebuffer */
-        if (!fmt.internal)
+        if (pixfmt) {
+                return pixfmt | ((dev->quirks & HAS_SWIZZLES) ?
+                                panfrost_get_default_swizzle(4) : 0);
+        } else {
                 return dev->formats[format].hw;
-
-        unsigned extra = 0;
-
-        if (dev->quirks & HAS_SWIZZLES)
-                extra |= panfrost_get_default_swizzle(4);
-
-        return (dither ? fmt.bifrost_dither : fmt.bifrost_no_dither) | extra;
+        }
 }
 
 enum mali_z_internal_format
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_texture.h b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_texture.h
index 660d13bb6f0..d62bf8e2a2b 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_texture.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_texture.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ panfrost_bifrost_swizzle(unsigned components)
 
 unsigned
 panfrost_format_to_bifrost_blend(const struct panfrost_device *dev,
-                                 enum pipe_format format, bool dither);
+                                 enum pipe_format format);
 
 struct pan_pool;
 struct pan_scoreboard;