diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_def_analysis.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_def_analysis.cpp
index e8c877d2669..60074c69ad6 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_def_analysis.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_def_analysis.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ def_analysis::update_for_reads(const idom_tree &idom,
          continue;
       }
 
+      def_use_counts[nr]++;
+
       if (def_insts[nr]) {
          /* Mark the source def invalid in two cases:
           *
@@ -130,8 +132,9 @@ def_analysis::def_analysis(const fs_visitor *v)
 
    def_count = v->alloc.count;
 
-   def_insts   = new fs_inst*[def_count]();
-   def_blocks  = new bblock_t*[def_count]();
+   def_insts      = new fs_inst*[def_count]();
+   def_blocks     = new bblock_t*[def_count]();
+   def_use_counts = new uint32_t[def_count]();
 
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < def_count; i++)
       def_insts[i] = UNSEEN;
@@ -177,6 +180,7 @@ def_analysis::~def_analysis()
 {
    delete[] def_insts;
    delete[] def_blocks;
+   delete[] def_use_counts;
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.h b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.h
index a5150192204..7d4e0019cb2 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.h
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.h
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ namespace brw {
                 def_blocks[reg.nr] : NULL;
       }
 
+      uint32_t
+      get_use_count(const fs_reg &reg) const
+      {
+         return reg.file == VGRF && reg.nr < def_count ?
+                def_use_counts[reg.nr] : 0;
+      }
+
       unsigned count() const { return def_count; }
 
       void print_stats(const fs_visitor *) const;
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ namespace brw {
 
       fs_inst **def_insts;
       bblock_t **def_blocks;
+      uint32_t *def_use_counts;
       unsigned def_count;
    };
 }