diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
index a750fbf86f0..6ff2ca03ddd 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
@@ -770,25 +770,10 @@ add_to_address_users(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
    }
 }
 
-static struct ir3_block *
-get_block(struct ir3_cursor cursor)
-{
-   switch (cursor.option) {
-   case IR3_CURSOR_BEFORE_BLOCK:
-   case IR3_CURSOR_AFTER_BLOCK:
-      return cursor.block;
-   case IR3_CURSOR_BEFORE_INSTR:
-   case IR3_CURSOR_AFTER_INSTR:
-      return cursor.instr->block;
-   }
-
-   unreachable("illegal cursor option");
-}
-
 struct ir3_instruction *
 ir3_instr_create_at(struct ir3_cursor cursor, opc_t opc, int ndst, int nsrc)
 {
-   struct ir3_block *block = get_block(cursor);
+   struct ir3_block *block = ir3_cursor_current_block(cursor);
    struct ir3_instruction *instr = instr_create(block, opc, ndst, nsrc);
    instr->block = block;
    instr->opc = opc;
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
index e438464c8df..c1dc36eb65f 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
@@ -2379,6 +2379,21 @@ ir3_instr_move_after_phis(struct ir3_instruction *instr,
       ir3_instr_move_before_block(instr, block);
 }
 
+static inline struct ir3_block *
+ir3_cursor_current_block(struct ir3_cursor cursor)
+{
+   switch (cursor.option) {
+   case IR3_CURSOR_BEFORE_BLOCK:
+   case IR3_CURSOR_AFTER_BLOCK:
+      return cursor.block;
+   case IR3_CURSOR_BEFORE_INSTR:
+   case IR3_CURSOR_AFTER_INSTR:
+      return cursor.instr->block;
+   }
+
+   unreachable("illegal cursor option");
+}
+
 static inline struct ir3_cursor
 ir3_before_block(struct ir3_block *block)
 {