diff --git a/src/nouveau/headers/class_parser.py b/src/nouveau/headers/class_parser.py
index e4f3e375da8..259b522ea57 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/headers/class_parser.py
+++ b/src/nouveau/headers/class_parser.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import subprocess
 
 from mako.template import Template
 
+import util
+
+
 METHOD_ARRAY_SIZES = {
     'BIND_GROUP_CONSTANT_BUFFER'                            : 16,
     'CALL_MME_DATA'                                         : 256,
@@ -565,30 +568,16 @@ def main():
         'bs': '\\'
     }
 
-    try:
-        if args.out_h is not None:
-            environment['header'] = os.path.basename(args.out_h)
-            with open(args.out_h, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                f.write(TEMPLATE_H.render(**environment))
-        if args.out_c is not None:
-            with open(args.out_c, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                f.write(TEMPLATE_C.render(**environment))
-        if args.out_rs is not None:
-            with open(args.out_rs, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                f.write(TEMPLATE_RS.render(**environment))
-        if args.out_rs_mthd is not None:
-            with open(args.out_rs_mthd, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                f.write(TEMPLATE_RS_MTHD.render(**environment))
+    if args.out_h is not None:
+        environment['header'] = os.path.basename(args.out_h)
+        util.write_template(args.out_h, TEMPLATE_H, environment)
+    if args.out_c is not None:
+        util.write_template(args.out_c, TEMPLATE_C, environment)
+    if args.out_rs is not None:
+        util.write_template(args.out_rs, TEMPLATE_RS, environment)
+    if args.out_rs_mthd is not None:
+        util.write_template(args.out_rs_mthd, TEMPLATE_RS_MTHD, environment)
 
-    except Exception:
-        # In the event there's an error, this imports some helpers from mako
-        # to print a useful stack trace and prints it, then exits with
-        # status 1, if python is run with debug; otherwise it just raises
-        # the exception
-        import sys
-        from mako import exceptions
-        print(exceptions.text_error_template().render(), file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/src/nouveau/headers/lib_rs_gen.py b/src/nouveau/headers/lib_rs_gen.py
index f622815702b..c17f220a773 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/headers/lib_rs_gen.py
+++ b/src/nouveau/headers/lib_rs_gen.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import sys
 
 from mako.template import Template
 
+import util
+
+
 TEMPLATE_RS = Template("""\
 // Copyright © 2024 Collabora Ltd. and Red Hat Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
@@ -106,18 +109,7 @@ def main():
         assert mod_path[0] == 'nvh'
         root.add_child(mod_path[1:])
 
-    try:
-        with open(args.out_rs, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-            f.write(TEMPLATE_RS.render(root=root))
-    except Exception:
-        # In the event there's an error, this imports some helpers from mako
-        # to print a useful stack trace and prints it, then exits with
-        # status 1, if python is run with debug; otherwise it just raises
-        # the exception
-        import sys
-        from mako import exceptions
-        print(exceptions.text_error_template().render(), file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
+    util.write_template(args.out_rs, TEMPLATE_RS, dict(root=root))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/nouveau/headers/meson.build b/src/nouveau/headers/meson.build
index a6c49258302..8d2433f7642 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/headers/meson.build
+++ b/src/nouveau/headers/meson.build
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ cl_generated = []
 foreach cl : nv_classes
   cl_generated += custom_target(
     cl + '.h',
-    input : ['class_parser.py', 'nvidia/classes/'+cl+'.h'],
+    input : ['class_parser.py', 'nvidia/classes/'+cl+'.h', 'util.py'],
     output : ['nv_push_'+cl+'.h', 'nv_push_'+cl+'.c'],
     command : [prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--in-h', '@INPUT1@',
                '--out-h', '@OUTPUT0@', '--out-c', '@OUTPUT1@'],
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ if with_nouveau_vk
   foreach cl : nv_classes
     cl_rs_generated += custom_target(
       'nvh_classes_' + cl + '.rs',
-      input : ['class_parser.py', 'nvidia/classes/'+cl+'.h'],
+      input : ['class_parser.py', 'nvidia/classes/'+cl+'.h', 'util.py'],
       output : ['nvh_classes_'+cl+'.rs'],
       command : [prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--in-h', '@INPUT1@',
                  '--out-rs', '@OUTPUT0@'],
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ if with_nouveau_vk
 
     cl_rs_generated += custom_target(
       'nvh_' + cl + '_mthd.rs',
-      input : ['class_parser.py', 'nvidia/classes/'+cl+'.h', prev_cl_h],
+      input : ['class_parser.py', 'nvidia/classes/'+cl+'.h', prev_cl_h, 'util.py'],
       output : ['nvh_classes_'+cl+'_mthd.rs'],
       command : [prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--in-h', '@INPUT1@',
                  prev_cl_args, '--out-rs-mthd', '@OUTPUT0@'],
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ if with_nouveau_vk
     if cl.endswith('c0') and fs.is_file('nvidia/classes/'+cl+'qmd.h')
       cl_rs_generated += custom_target(
         'nvh_classes_' + cl + '_qmd.rs',
-        input : ['struct_parser.py', 'nvidia/classes/'+cl+'qmd.h'],
+        input : ['struct_parser.py', 'nvidia/classes/'+cl+'qmd.h', 'util.py'],
         output : ['nvh_classes_'+cl+'_qmd.rs'],
         command : [prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--in-h', '@INPUT1@',
                    '--out-rs', '@OUTPUT0@']
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ if with_nouveau_vk
     if cl.endswith('97')
       cl_rs_generated += custom_target(
         'nvh_classes_' + cl + '_tex.rs',
-        input : ['struct_parser.py', 'nvidia/classes/'+cl+'tex.h'],
+        input : ['struct_parser.py', 'nvidia/classes/'+cl+'tex.h', 'util.py'],
         output : ['nvh_classes_'+cl+'_tex.rs'],
         command : [prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--in-h', '@INPUT1@',
                    '--out-rs', '@OUTPUT0@']
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ if with_nouveau_vk
 
     if fs.is_file(f'nvidia/classes/@cl@sph.h')
       cl_rs_generated += custom_target(
-        input : ['struct_parser.py', f'nvidia/classes/@cl@sph.h'],
+        input : ['struct_parser.py', f'nvidia/classes/@cl@sph.h', 'util.py'],
         output : [f'nvh_classes_@cl@_sph.rs'],
         command : [prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--in-h', '@INPUT1@',
                    '--out-rs', '@OUTPUT0@']
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ if with_nouveau_vk
 
   _nvidia_headers_lib_rs = custom_target(
     'lib.rs',
-    input : ['lib_rs_gen.py'],
+    input : ['lib_rs_gen.py', 'util.py'],
     output : ['lib.rs'],
     command : [prog_python, '@INPUT0@', '--out-rs', '@OUTPUT0@',
                cl_rs_generated]
diff --git a/src/nouveau/headers/struct_parser.py b/src/nouveau/headers/struct_parser.py
index 61faf6f9c99..a6fab670f6a 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/headers/struct_parser.py
+++ b/src/nouveau/headers/struct_parser.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import sys
 from collections import namedtuple
 from mako.template import Template
 
+import util
+
+
 TEMPLATE_RS = Template("""\
 // Copyright © 2024 Collabora Ltd. and Red Hat Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
@@ -161,19 +164,8 @@ def main():
     with open(args.in_h, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
         structs = parse_header(nvcl, f)
 
-    try:
-        with open(args.out_rs, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-            f.write(TEMPLATE_RS.render(structs=structs))
+    util.write_template(args.out_rs, TEMPLATE_RS, dict(structs=structs))
 
-    except Exception:
-        # In the event there's an error, this imports some helpers from mako
-        # to print a useful stack trace and prints it, then exits with
-        # status 1, if python is run with debug; otherwise it just raises
-        # the exception
-        import sys
-        from mako import exceptions
-        print(exceptions.text_error_template().render(), file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/src/nouveau/headers/util.py b/src/nouveau/headers/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1deae30722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nouveau/headers/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+def write_template(out_file, template, environment):
+    try:
+        with open(out_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(template.render(**environment))
+    except Exception:
+        # In the event there's an error, this imports some helpers from mako
+        # to print a useful stack trace and prints it, then exits with
+        # status 1, if python is run with debug; otherwise it just raises
+        # the exception
+        import sys
+        from mako import exceptions
+
+        print(exceptions.text_error_template().render(), file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)