diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.h b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.h
index 914ace67ce9..ce5050bd41a 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.h
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_fs.h
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ public:
    fs_reg *reladdr;
 };
 
+static inline fs_reg
+offset(fs_reg reg, unsigned delta)
+{
+   assert(delta == 0 || (reg.file != HW_REG && reg.file != IMM));
+   reg.reg_offset += delta;
+   return reg;
+}
+
 static inline fs_reg
 byte_offset(fs_reg reg, unsigned delta)
 {
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.h b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.h
index ecb16497fdb..3be17d890cf 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.h
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_vec4.h
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ public:
    src_reg *reladdr;
 };
 
+static inline src_reg
+offset(src_reg reg, unsigned delta)
+{
+   assert(delta == 0 || (reg.file != HW_REG && reg.file != IMM));
+   reg.reg_offset += delta;
+   return reg;
+}
+
 class dst_reg : public reg
 {
 public:
@@ -160,6 +168,14 @@ public:
    src_reg *reladdr;
 };
 
+static inline dst_reg
+offset(dst_reg reg, unsigned delta)
+{
+   assert(delta == 0 || (reg.file != HW_REG && reg.file != IMM));
+   reg.reg_offset += delta;
+   return reg;
+}
+
 dst_reg
 with_writemask(dst_reg const &r, int mask);