diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.h
index ed96a4c2e9e..d10239cf7d2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/nir_to_spirv.h
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ spirv_shader_delete(struct spirv_shader *s);
 uint32_t
 zink_binding(gl_shader_stage stage, VkDescriptorType type, int index);
 
+static inline bool
+type_is_counter(const struct glsl_type *type)
+{
+   return glsl_get_base_type(glsl_without_array(type)) == GLSL_TYPE_ATOMIC_UINT;
+}
+
 static inline VkDescriptorType
 zink_sampler_type(const struct glsl_type *type)
 {