diff --git a/src/vulkan/util/vk_object.c b/src/vulkan/util/vk_object.c
index 85fa036ff1c..4d2ab2c12f7 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/util/vk_object.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/util/vk_object.c
@@ -29,15 +29,21 @@
 #include "util/hash_table.h"
 #include "util/ralloc.h"
 
+static void
+vk_object_base_reinit(struct vk_object_base *base)
+{
+   base->_loader_data.loaderMagic = ICD_LOADER_MAGIC;
+   util_sparse_array_init(&base->private_data, sizeof(uint64_t), 8);
+}
+
 void
 vk_object_base_init(struct vk_device *device,
                     struct vk_object_base *base,
                     UNUSED VkObjectType obj_type)
 {
-   base->_loader_data.loaderMagic = ICD_LOADER_MAGIC;
+   vk_object_base_reinit(base);
    base->type = obj_type;
    base->device = device;
-   util_sparse_array_init(&base->private_data, sizeof(uint64_t), 8);
 }
 
 void
@@ -46,6 +52,13 @@ vk_object_base_finish(struct vk_object_base *base)
    util_sparse_array_finish(&base->private_data);
 }
 
+void
+vk_object_base_reset(struct vk_object_base *base)
+{
+   vk_object_base_finish(base);
+   vk_object_base_reinit(base);
+}
+
 void *
 vk_object_alloc(struct vk_device *device,
                 const VkAllocationCallbacks *alloc,
diff --git a/src/vulkan/util/vk_object.h b/src/vulkan/util/vk_object.h
index 27d8d2949e9..750c0409d34 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/util/vk_object.h
+++ b/src/vulkan/util/vk_object.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void vk_object_base_init(UNUSED struct vk_device *device,
                          struct vk_object_base *base,
                          UNUSED VkObjectType obj_type);
 void vk_object_base_finish(UNUSED struct vk_object_base *base);
+void vk_object_base_reset(struct vk_object_base *base);
 
 static inline void
 vk_object_base_assert_valid(ASSERTED struct vk_object_base *base,