diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_generator.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_generator.cpp
index ca40803..c45c03d 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs_generator.cpp
@@ -531,6 +531,17 @@ fs_generator::generate_tex(fs_inst *inst, struct brw_reg dst, struct brw_reg src
    }
    assert(msg_type != -1);
 
+   if (brw->gen < 7) {
+      switch (inst->opcode) {
+      case SHADER_OPCODE_TEX:
+      case SHADER_OPCODE_TXL:
+         src = brw_null_reg();
+         break;
+      default:
+         break;
+      }
+   }
+
    if (simd_mode == BRW_SAMPLER_SIMD_MODE_SIMD16) {
       rlen = 8;
       dst = vec16(dst);