diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
index 088a1774391..ee14a7a6483 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.cpp
@@ -677,8 +677,14 @@ fs_visitor::type_size(const struct glsl_type *type)
    return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create a MOV to read the timestamp register.
+ *
+ * The caller is responsible for emitting the MOV.  The return value is
+ * the destination of the MOV, with extra parameters set.
+ */
 fs_reg
-fs_visitor::get_timestamp()
+fs_visitor::get_timestamp(fs_inst **out_mov)
 {
    assert(brw->gen >= 7);
 
@@ -689,7 +695,7 @@ fs_visitor::get_timestamp()
 
    fs_reg dst = fs_reg(GRF, alloc.allocate(1), BRW_REGISTER_TYPE_UD, 4);
 
-   fs_inst *mov = emit(MOV(dst, ts));
+   fs_inst *mov = MOV(dst, ts);
    /* We want to read the 3 fields we care about even if it's not enabled in
     * the dispatch.
     */
@@ -707,6 +713,7 @@ fs_visitor::get_timestamp()
     */
    dst.set_smear(0);
 
+   *out_mov = mov;
    return dst;
 }
 
@@ -714,7 +721,9 @@ void
 fs_visitor::emit_shader_time_begin()
 {
    current_annotation = "shader time start";
-   shader_start_time = get_timestamp();
+   fs_inst *mov;
+   shader_start_time = get_timestamp(&mov);
+   emit(mov);
 }
 
 void
@@ -750,7 +759,9 @@ fs_visitor::emit_shader_time_end()
       unreachable("fs_visitor::emit_shader_time_end missing code");
    }
 
-   fs_reg shader_end_time = get_timestamp();
+   fs_inst *tm_read;
+   fs_reg shader_end_time = get_timestamp(&tm_read);
+   emit(tm_read);
 
    /* Check that there weren't any timestamp reset events (assuming these
     * were the only two timestamp reads that happened).
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.h b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.h
index e5a2d09a9ff..d9d58580e2f 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.h
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.h
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ public:
    void resolve_ud_negate(fs_reg *reg);
    void resolve_bool_comparison(ir_rvalue *rvalue, fs_reg *reg);
 
-   fs_reg get_timestamp();
+   fs_reg get_timestamp(fs_inst **out_mov);
 
    struct brw_reg interp_reg(int location, int channel);
    void setup_uniform_values(ir_variable *ir);