diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_blit.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_blit.c
index 73ab488f00d..8d816718bf0 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_blit.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_blit.c
@@ -335,7 +335,9 @@ intelEmitCopyBlit(struct brw_context *brw,
    if (pass >= 2)
       return false;
 
-   intel_batchbuffer_require_space(brw, 8 * 4, BLT_RING);
+   unsigned length = brw->gen >= 8 ? 10 : 8;
+
+   intel_batchbuffer_require_space(brw, length * 4, BLT_RING);
    DBG("%s src:buf(%p)/%d+%d %d,%d dst:buf(%p)/%d+%d %d,%d sz:%dx%d\n",
        __FUNCTION__,
        src_buffer, src_pitch, src_offset, src_x, src_y,
@@ -399,8 +401,6 @@ intelEmitCopyBlit(struct brw_context *brw,
    assert(dst_offset + (dst_y + h - 1) * abs(dst_pitch) +
           (w * cpp) <= dst_buffer->size);
 
-   unsigned length = brw->gen >= 8 ? 10 : 8;
-
    BEGIN_BATCH_BLT_TILED(length, dst_y_tiled, src_y_tiled);
    OUT_BATCH(CMD | (length - 2));
    OUT_BATCH(BR13 | (uint16_t)dst_pitch);
@@ -467,7 +467,9 @@ intelEmitImmediateColorExpandBlit(struct brw_context *brw,
        __FUNCTION__,
        dst_buffer, dst_pitch, dst_offset, x, y, w, h, src_size, dwords);
 
-   intel_batchbuffer_require_space(brw, (8 * 4) + (3 * 4) + dwords * 4, BLT_RING);
+   unsigned xy_setup_blt_length = brw->gen >= 8 ? 10 : 8;
+   intel_batchbuffer_require_space(brw, (xy_setup_blt_length * 4) +
+                                        (3 * 4) + dwords * 4, BLT_RING);
 
    opcode = XY_SETUP_BLT_CMD;
    if (cpp == 4)
@@ -484,8 +486,6 @@ intelEmitImmediateColorExpandBlit(struct brw_context *brw,
    if (dst_tiling != I915_TILING_NONE)
       blit_cmd |= XY_DST_TILED;
 
-   unsigned xy_setup_blt_length = brw->gen >= 8 ? 10 : 8;
-
    BEGIN_BATCH_BLT(xy_setup_blt_length + 3);
    OUT_BATCH(opcode | (xy_setup_blt_length - 2));
    OUT_BATCH(br13);