diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_lower.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_lower.cpp
index 3ffdc1d5535..7bc7b7e58cc 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_lower.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_lower.cpp
@@ -857,22 +857,6 @@ brw_lower_vgrfs_to_fixed_grfs(brw_shader &s)
                          BRW_DEPENDENCY_VARIABLES);
 }
 
-static brw_reg
-brw_s0(enum brw_reg_type type, unsigned subnr)
-{
-   return brw_make_reg(ARF,
-                       BRW_ARF_SCALAR,
-                       subnr,
-                       0,
-                       0,
-                       type,
-                       BRW_VERTICAL_STRIDE_0,
-                       BRW_WIDTH_1,
-                       BRW_HORIZONTAL_STRIDE_0,
-                       BRW_SWIZZLE_XYZW,
-                       WRITEMASK_XYZW);
-}
-
 static bool
 brw_lower_send_gather_inst(brw_shader &s, brw_send_inst *inst)
 {
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_reg.h b/src/intel/compiler/brw_reg.h
index 8c976e0a48b..fef46596d5e 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_reg.h
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_reg.h
@@ -561,6 +561,22 @@ brw_vecn_reg(unsigned width, enum brw_reg_file file,
    }
 }
 
+static inline brw_reg
+brw_s0(enum brw_reg_type type, unsigned subnr)
+{
+   return brw_make_reg(ARF,
+                       BRW_ARF_SCALAR,
+                       subnr,
+                       0,
+                       0,
+                       type,
+                       BRW_VERTICAL_STRIDE_0,
+                       BRW_WIDTH_1,
+                       BRW_HORIZONTAL_STRIDE_0,
+                       BRW_SWIZZLE_XYZW,
+                       WRITEMASK_XYZW);
+}
+
 static inline struct brw_reg
 retype(struct brw_reg reg, enum brw_reg_type type)
 {
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/test_eu_validate.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/test_eu_validate.cpp
index 51289a0e131..8c83b373de4 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/test_eu_validate.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/test_eu_validate.cpp
@@ -3600,22 +3600,6 @@ TEST_P(validation_test, xe2_register_region_special_restrictions_for_src0_and_sr
    }
 }
 
-static brw_reg
-brw_s0(enum brw_reg_type type, unsigned subnr)
-{
-   return brw_make_reg(ARF,
-                       BRW_ARF_SCALAR,
-                       subnr,
-                       0,
-                       0,
-                       type,
-                       BRW_VERTICAL_STRIDE_0,
-                       BRW_WIDTH_1,
-                       BRW_HORIZONTAL_STRIDE_0,
-                       BRW_SWIZZLE_XYZW,
-                       WRITEMASK_XYZW);
-}
-
 static brw_reg
 brw_s0_with_region(enum brw_reg_type type, unsigned subnr, unsigned v, unsigned w, unsigned h)
 {