diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir.c
index b608b2a0d64..b33f56d3d3a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.c
@@ -1509,6 +1509,19 @@ nir_instr_rewrite_dest(nir_instr *instr, nir_dest *dest, nir_dest new_dest)
       src_add_all_uses(dest->reg.indirect, instr, NULL);
 }
 
+void
+nir_instr_rewrite_deref(nir_instr *instr, nir_deref_var **deref,
+                        nir_deref_var *new_deref)
+{
+   if (*deref)
+      visit_deref_src(*deref, remove_use_cb, NULL);
+
+   *deref = new_deref;
+
+   if (*deref)
+      visit_deref_src(*deref, add_use_cb, instr);
+}
+
 /* note: does *not* take ownership of 'name' */
 void
 nir_ssa_def_init(nir_instr *instr, nir_ssa_def *def,
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index 78684fd50c8..007ca6afe4d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -2211,6 +2211,8 @@ void nir_instr_move_src(nir_instr *dest_instr, nir_src *dest, nir_src *src);
 void nir_if_rewrite_condition(nir_if *if_stmt, nir_src new_src);
 void nir_instr_rewrite_dest(nir_instr *instr, nir_dest *dest,
                             nir_dest new_dest);
+void nir_instr_rewrite_deref(nir_instr *instr, nir_deref_var **deref,
+                             nir_deref_var *new_deref);
 
 void nir_ssa_dest_init(nir_instr *instr, nir_dest *dest,
                        unsigned num_components, unsigned bit_size,