diff --git a/src/glsl/ast.h b/src/glsl/ast.h
index 13e8408f96f..ae70b003cfe 100644
--- a/src/glsl/ast.h
+++ b/src/glsl/ast.h
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@ public:
       this->location.last_column = locp.last_column;
    }
 
+   /**
+    * Set the source location range of an AST node using two location nodes
+    *
+    * \sa ast_node::set_location
+    */
+   void set_location_range(const struct YYLTYPE &begin, const struct YYLTYPE &end)
+   {
+      this->location.source = begin.source;
+      this->location.first_line = begin.first_line;
+      this->location.last_line = end.last_line;
+      this->location.first_column = begin.first_column;
+      this->location.last_column = end.last_column;
+   }
+
    /**
     * Source location of the AST node.
     */