diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/spirv_builder.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/spirv_builder.c
index 26b8baac585..44a0ad5bbfc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/spirv_builder.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/spirv_builder.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ spirv_builder_emit_entry_point(struct spirv_builder *b,
         spirv_buffer_emit_word(&b->entry_points, interfaces[i]);
 }
 
-void
+uint32_t
 spirv_builder_emit_exec_mode_literal(struct spirv_builder *b, SpvId entry_point,
                                      SpvExecutionMode exec_mode, uint32_t param)
 {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ spirv_builder_emit_exec_mode_literal(struct spirv_builder *b, SpvId entry_point,
    spirv_buffer_emit_word(&b->exec_modes, SpvOpExecutionMode | (4 << 16));
    spirv_buffer_emit_word(&b->exec_modes, entry_point);
    spirv_buffer_emit_word(&b->exec_modes, exec_mode);
-   spirv_buffer_emit_word(&b->exec_modes, param);
+   return spirv_buffer_emit_word(&b->exec_modes, param);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/spirv_builder.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/spirv_builder.h
index 5c91f951817..26b523c6fdb 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/spirv_builder.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/nir_to_spirv/spirv_builder.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ spirv_builder_emit_entry_point(struct spirv_builder *b,
                                SpvExecutionModel exec_model, SpvId entry_point,
                                const char *name, const SpvId interfaces[],
                                size_t num_interfaces);
-void
+uint32_t
 spirv_builder_emit_exec_mode_literal(struct spirv_builder *b, SpvId entry_point,
                                      SpvExecutionMode exec_mode, uint32_t param);
 void