diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
index 791417b06d4..4b804b8ccb5 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
@@ -940,6 +940,26 @@ static inline bool is_meta(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 	return (opc_cat(instr->opc) == -1);
 }
 
+static inline unsigned reg_elems(const struct ir3_register *reg)
+{
+	if (reg->flags & IR3_REG_ARRAY)
+		return reg->size;
+	else
+		return util_last_bit(reg->wrmask);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned
+reg_elem_size(const struct ir3_register *reg)
+{
+	return (reg->flags & IR3_REG_HALF) ? 1 : 2;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned
+reg_size(const struct ir3_register *reg)
+{
+	return reg_elems(reg) * reg_elem_size(reg);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned dest_regs(struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 {
 	if ((instr->regs_count == 0) || is_store(instr) || is_flow(instr))