diff --git a/src/front/wgsl/lower/mod.rs b/src/front/wgsl/lower/mod.rs
index 314eea52ec..bc9cce1bee 100644
--- a/src/front/wgsl/lower/mod.rs
+++ b/src/front/wgsl/lower/mod.rs
@@ -641,15 +641,6 @@ impl<'source, 'temp> Lowerer<'source, 'temp> {
             let span = tu.decls.get_span(decl_handle);
             let decl = &tu.decls[decl_handle];
 
-            //NOTE: This is done separately from `resolve_ast_type` because `RayDesc` may be
-            // first encountered in a local constructor invocation.
-            //TODO: find a nicer way?
-            if let Some(dep) = decl.dependencies.iter().find(|dep| dep.ident == "RayDesc") {
-                let ty_handle = ctx.module.generate_ray_desc_type();
-                ctx.globals
-                    .insert(dep.ident, LoweredGlobalDecl::Type(ty_handle));
-            }
-
             match decl.kind {
                 ast::GlobalDeclKind::Fn(ref f) => {
                     let lowered_decl = self.function(f, span, ctx.reborrow())?;
@@ -1930,6 +1921,17 @@ impl<'source, 'temp> Lowerer<'source, 'temp> {
                                 committed: true,
                             }
                         }
+                        "RayDesc" => {
+                            let ty = ctx.module.generate_ray_desc_type();
+                            let handle = self.construct(
+                                span,
+                                &ast::ConstructorType::Type(ty),
+                                function.span,
+                                arguments,
+                                ctx.reborrow(),
+                            )?;
+                            return Ok(Some(handle));
+                        }
                         _ => return Err(Error::UnknownIdent(function.span, function.name)),
                     }
                 };
diff --git a/tests/out/spv/ray-query.spvasm b/tests/out/spv/ray-query.spvasm
index 306cda758c..31dc7d75e6 100644
--- a/tests/out/spv/ray-query.spvasm
+++ b/tests/out/spv/ray-query.spvasm
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ OpMemberDecorate %19 9 MatrixStride 16
 OpMemberDecorate %19 10 Offset 112
 OpMemberDecorate %19 10 ColMajor
 OpMemberDecorate %19 10 MatrixStride 16
-OpMemberDecorate %21 0 Offset 0
-OpMemberDecorate %21 1 Offset 4
-OpMemberDecorate %21 2 Offset 8
-OpMemberDecorate %21 3 Offset 12
-OpMemberDecorate %21 4 Offset 16
-OpMemberDecorate %21 5 Offset 32
+OpMemberDecorate %22 0 Offset 0
+OpMemberDecorate %22 1 Offset 4
+OpMemberDecorate %22 2 Offset 8
+OpMemberDecorate %22 3 Offset 12
+OpMemberDecorate %22 4 Offset 16
+OpMemberDecorate %22 5 Offset 32
 OpDecorate %23 DescriptorSet 0
 OpDecorate %23 Binding 0
 OpDecorate %25 DescriptorSet 0
@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@ OpMemberDecorate %26 0 Offset 0
 %18 = OpTypeMatrix %14 4
 %19 = OpTypeStruct %8 %4 %8 %8 %8 %8 %8 %16 %17 %18 %18
 %20 = OpTypeVector %4 4
-%21 = OpTypeStruct %8 %8 %4 %4 %14 %14
-%22 = OpTypeRayQueryKHR
+%21 = OpTypeRayQueryKHR
+%22 = OpTypeStruct %8 %8 %4 %4 %14 %14
 %24 = OpTypePointer UniformConstant %13
 %23 = OpVariable  %24  UniformConstant
 %26 = OpTypeStruct %15
 %27 = OpTypePointer StorageBuffer %26
 %25 = OpVariable  %27  StorageBuffer
 %32 = OpTypeFunction %14 %14 %19
-%46 = OpTypePointer Function %22
+%46 = OpTypePointer Function %21
 %49 = OpTypeFunction %2
 %51 = OpTypePointer StorageBuffer %15
 %72 = OpConstant  %8  1
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ OpBranch %53
 %53 = OpLabel
 %54 = OpCompositeConstruct  %14  %6 %3 %6
 %55 = OpCompositeConstruct  %14  %6 %6 %6
-%56 = OpCompositeConstruct  %21  %7 %9 %10 %11 %55 %54
+%56 = OpCompositeConstruct  %22  %7 %9 %10 %11 %55 %54
 %57 = OpCompositeExtract  %8  %56 0
 %58 = OpCompositeExtract  %8  %56 1
 %59 = OpCompositeExtract  %4  %56 2