diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index ec8dd35ec3b..49bb2593cd1 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
         "description": "rusticl/kernel: run opt/lower_memcpy later to fix a crash",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 0,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null,
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/kernel.rs b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/kernel.rs
index 7a268670bec..ba30c98ed00 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/kernel.rs
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/core/kernel.rs
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ where
     res
 }
 
-fn opt_nir(nir: &mut NirShader, dev: &Device) {
+fn opt_nir(nir: &mut NirShader, dev: &Device, has_explicit_types: bool) {
     let nir_options = unsafe {
         &*dev
             .screen
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ fn opt_nir(nir: &mut NirShader, dev: &Device) {
         }
 
         progress |= nir_pass!(nir, nir_opt_deref);
-        progress |= nir_pass!(nir, nir_opt_memcpy);
+        if has_explicit_types {
+            progress |= nir_pass!(nir, nir_opt_memcpy);
+        }
         progress |= nir_pass!(nir, nir_opt_dce);
         progress |= nir_pass!(nir, nir_opt_undef);
         progress |= nir_pass!(nir, nir_opt_constant_folding);
@@ -452,11 +454,10 @@ fn lower_and_optimize_nir(
     printf_opts.max_buffer_size = dev.printf_buffer_size() as u32;
     nir_pass!(nir, nir_lower_printf, &printf_opts);
 
-    opt_nir(nir, dev);
+    opt_nir(nir, dev, false);
 
     let mut args = KernelArg::from_spirv_nir(args, nir);
     let mut internal_args = Vec::new();
-    nir_pass!(nir, nir_lower_memcpy);
 
     let dv_opts = nir_remove_dead_variables_options {
         can_remove_var: Some(can_remove_var),
@@ -627,7 +628,8 @@ fn lower_and_optimize_nir(
         Some(glsl_get_cl_type_size_align),
     );
 
-    opt_nir(nir, dev);
+    opt_nir(nir, dev, true);
+    nir_pass!(nir, nir_lower_memcpy);
 
     nir_pass!(
         nir,
@@ -656,7 +658,7 @@ fn lower_and_optimize_nir(
 
     nir_pass!(nir, nir_lower_convert_alu_types, None);
 
-    opt_nir(nir, dev);
+    opt_nir(nir, dev, true);
 
     /* before passing it into drivers, assign locations as drivers might remove nir_variables or
      * other things we depend on