diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/memory.cpp b/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/memory.cpp
index e722af22b50..43e37e5aaf2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/memory.cpp
@@ -255,13 +255,8 @@ image1d::image1d(clover::context &ctx,
                  const cl_image_format *format,
                  size_t width, size_t row_pitch,
                  void *host_ptr) :
-   image(ctx, properties, flags, format, width, 1, 1,
-         row_pitch, 0, row_pitch, host_ptr) {
-}
-
-cl_mem_object_type
-image1d::type() const {
-   return CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D;
+   basic_image(ctx, properties, flags, format, width, 1, 1,
+               row_pitch, 0, row_pitch, host_ptr) {
 }
 
 image2d::image2d(clover::context &ctx,
@@ -270,13 +265,8 @@ image2d::image2d(clover::context &ctx,
                  const cl_image_format *format, size_t width,
                  size_t height, size_t row_pitch,
                  void *host_ptr) :
-   image(ctx, properties, flags, format, width, height, 1,
-         row_pitch, 0, height * row_pitch, host_ptr) {
-}
-
-cl_mem_object_type
-image2d::type() const {
-   return CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE2D;
+   basic_image(ctx, properties, flags, format, width, height, 1,
+               row_pitch, 0, height * row_pitch, host_ptr) {
 }
 
 image3d::image3d(clover::context &ctx,
@@ -286,12 +276,7 @@ image3d::image3d(clover::context &ctx,
                  size_t width, size_t height, size_t depth,
                  size_t row_pitch, size_t slice_pitch,
                  void *host_ptr) :
-   image(ctx, properties, flags, format, width, height, depth,
-         row_pitch, slice_pitch, depth * slice_pitch,
-         host_ptr) {
-}
-
-cl_mem_object_type
-image3d::type() const {
-   return CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE3D;
+   basic_image(ctx, properties, flags, format, width, height, depth,
+               row_pitch, slice_pitch, depth * slice_pitch,
+               host_ptr) {
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/memory.hpp b/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/memory.hpp
index 19d6e2ad45f..34850d6b295 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/memory.hpp
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/clover/core/memory.hpp
@@ -172,7 +172,16 @@ namespace clover {
       std::mutex resources_mtx;
    };
 
-   class image1d : public image {
+   template<cl_mem_object_type Type>
+   class basic_image : public image {
+   public:
+      using image::image;
+      virtual cl_mem_object_type type() const {
+         return Type;
+      }
+   };
+
+   class image1d : public basic_image<CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE1D> {
    public:
       image1d(clover::context &ctx,
               std::vector<cl_mem_properties> properties,
@@ -180,11 +189,9 @@ namespace clover {
               const cl_image_format *format,
               size_t width, size_t row_pitch,
               void *host_ptr);
-
-      virtual cl_mem_object_type type() const;
    };
 
-   class image2d : public image {
+   class image2d : public basic_image<CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE2D> {
    public:
       image2d(clover::context &ctx,
               std::vector<cl_mem_properties> properties,
@@ -192,11 +199,9 @@ namespace clover {
               const cl_image_format *format, size_t width,
               size_t height, size_t row_pitch,
               void *host_ptr);
-
-      virtual cl_mem_object_type type() const;
    };
 
-   class image3d : public image {
+   class image3d : public basic_image<CL_MEM_OBJECT_IMAGE3D>{
    public:
       image3d(clover::context &ctx,
               std::vector<cl_mem_properties> properties,
@@ -205,8 +210,6 @@ namespace clover {
               size_t width, size_t height, size_t depth,
               size_t row_pitch, size_t slice_pitch,
               void *host_ptr);
-
-      virtual cl_mem_object_type type() const;
    };
 }