diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c
index 4a900096b6c..83680b6139d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_opt_copy_prop_vars.c
@@ -385,25 +385,25 @@ apply_barrier_for_modes(struct util_dynarray *copies,
 }
 
 static void
-store_to_entry(struct copy_prop_var_state *state, struct copy_entry *entry,
-               const struct value *value, unsigned write_mask)
+value_set_from_value(struct value *value, const struct value *from,
+                     unsigned write_mask)
 {
-   if (value->is_ssa) {
-      /* Clear src if it was being used as non-SSA. */
-      if (!entry->src.is_ssa)
-         memset(&entry->src.ssa, 0, sizeof(entry->src.ssa));
-      entry->src.is_ssa = true;
+   if (from->is_ssa) {
+      /* Clear value if it was being used as non-SSA. */
+      if (!value->is_ssa)
+         memset(&value->ssa, 0, sizeof(value->ssa));
+      value->is_ssa = true;
       /* Only overwrite the written components */
       for (unsigned i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
          if (write_mask & (1 << i)) {
-            entry->src.ssa.def[i] = value->ssa.def[i];
-            entry->src.ssa.component[i] = value->ssa.component[i];
+            value->ssa.def[i] = from->ssa.def[i];
+            value->ssa.component[i] = from->ssa.component[i];
          }
       }
    } else {
       /* Non-ssa stores always write everything */
-      entry->src.is_ssa = false;
-      entry->src.deref = value->deref;
+      value->is_ssa = false;
+      value->deref = from->deref;
    }
 }
 
@@ -803,18 +803,16 @@ copy_prop_vars_block(struct copy_prop_var_state *state,
           * to do this, we need an exact match, not just something that
           * contains what we're looking for.
           */
-         struct copy_entry *store_entry =
+         struct copy_entry *entry =
             lookup_entry_for_deref(copies, src, nir_derefs_equal_bit);
-         if (!store_entry)
-            store_entry = copy_entry_create(copies, src);
+         if (!entry)
+            entry = copy_entry_create(copies, src);
 
-         /* Set up a store to this entry with the value of the load.  This way
-          * we can potentially remove subsequent loads.  However, we use a
-          * NULL instruction so we don't try and delete the load on a
-          * subsequent store.
+         /* Update the entry with the value of the load.  This way
+          * we can potentially remove subsequent loads.
           */
-         store_to_entry(state, store_entry, &value,
-                        ((1 << intrin->num_components) - 1));
+         value_set_from_value(&entry->src, &value,
+                              (1 << intrin->num_components) - 1);
          break;
       }
 
@@ -841,7 +839,7 @@ copy_prop_vars_block(struct copy_prop_var_state *state,
             unsigned wrmask = nir_intrinsic_write_mask(intrin);
             struct copy_entry *entry =
                get_entry_and_kill_aliases(copies, dst, wrmask);
-            store_to_entry(state, entry, &value, wrmask);
+            value_set_from_value(&entry->src, &value, wrmask);
          }
 
          break;
@@ -897,7 +895,7 @@ copy_prop_vars_block(struct copy_prop_var_state *state,
 
          struct copy_entry *dst_entry =
             get_entry_and_kill_aliases(copies, dst, 0xf);
-         store_to_entry(state, dst_entry, &value, 0xf);
+         value_set_from_value(&dst_entry->src, &value, 0xf);
          break;
       }