diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.c
index 58827c5404b..e27f98b03ce 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.c
@@ -3680,6 +3680,24 @@ find_sampler_and_texture_index(struct ntv_context *ctx, struct spriv_tex_src *te
    }
 }
 
+static SpvId
+get_texture_load(struct ntv_context *ctx, SpvId sampler_id, nir_tex_instr *tex,
+                              SpvId image_type, SpvId sampled_type)
+{
+   if (ctx->stage == MESA_SHADER_KERNEL) {
+      SpvId image_load = spirv_builder_emit_load(&ctx->builder, image_type, sampler_id);
+      if (nir_tex_instr_need_sampler(tex)) {
+         SpvId sampler_load = spirv_builder_emit_load(&ctx->builder, spirv_builder_type_sampler(&ctx->builder),
+                                                      ctx->cl_samplers[tex->sampler_index]);
+         return spirv_builder_emit_sampled_image(&ctx->builder, sampled_type, image_load, sampler_load);
+      } else {
+         return image_load;
+      }
+   } else {
+      return spirv_builder_emit_load(&ctx->builder, sampled_type, sampler_id);
+   }
+}
+
 static void
 emit_tex(struct ntv_context *ctx, nir_tex_instr *tex)
 {
@@ -3720,18 +3738,8 @@ emit_tex(struct ntv_context *ctx, nir_tex_instr *tex)
       SpvId ptr = spirv_builder_type_pointer(&ctx->builder, SpvStorageClassUniformConstant, sampled_type);
       sampler_id = spirv_builder_emit_access_chain(&ctx->builder, ptr, sampler_id, &tex_src.tex_offset, 1);
    }
-   SpvId load;
-   if (ctx->stage == MESA_SHADER_KERNEL) {
-      SpvId image_load = spirv_builder_emit_load(&ctx->builder, image_type, sampler_id);
-      if (nir_tex_instr_need_sampler(tex)) {
-         SpvId sampler_load = spirv_builder_emit_load(&ctx->builder, spirv_builder_type_sampler(&ctx->builder), ctx->cl_samplers[tex->sampler_index]);
-         load = spirv_builder_emit_sampled_image(&ctx->builder, sampled_type, image_load, sampler_load);
-      } else {
-         load = image_load;
-      }
-   } else {
-      load = spirv_builder_emit_load(&ctx->builder, sampled_type, sampler_id);
-   }
+
+   SpvId load = get_texture_load(ctx, sampler_id, tex, image_type, sampled_type);
 
    if (tex->is_sparse)
       tex->def.num_components--;