diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index 1d1bb6c9584..cb702ca3023 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -3855,6 +3855,9 @@ void nir_print_shader_annotated(nir_shader *shader, FILE *fp, struct hash_table
 void nir_print_instr(const nir_instr *instr, FILE *fp);
 void nir_print_deref(const nir_deref_instr *deref, FILE *fp);
 
+/** Shallow clone of a single instruction. */
+nir_instr *nir_instr_clone(nir_shader *s, const nir_instr *orig);
+
 /** Shallow clone of a single ALU instruction. */
 nir_alu_instr *nir_alu_instr_clone(nir_shader *s, const nir_alu_instr *orig);
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_clone.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_clone.c
index 946b9ebf0a7..05689b097a8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_clone.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_clone.c
@@ -517,6 +517,16 @@ clone_instr(clone_state *state, const nir_instr *instr)
    }
 }
 
+nir_instr *
+nir_instr_clone(nir_shader *shader, const nir_instr *orig)
+{
+   clone_state state = {
+      .allow_remap_fallback = true,
+      .ns = shader,
+   };
+   return clone_instr(&state, orig);
+}
+
 static nir_block *
 clone_block(clone_state *state, struct exec_list *cf_list, const nir_block *blk)
 {