diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
index 40c94fb71b4..574d41e7bdb 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
@@ -98,6 +98,22 @@ zink_screen_handle_vkresult(struct zink_screen *screen, VkResult ret)
    return success;
 }
 
+typedef const char *(*zink_vkflags_func)(uint64_t);
+
+static inline unsigned
+zink_string_vkflags_unroll(char *buf, size_t bufsize, uint64_t flags, zink_vkflags_func func)
+{
+   bool first = true;
+   unsigned idx = 0;
+   u_foreach_bit64(bit, flags) {
+      if (!first)
+         buf[idx++] = '|';
+      idx += snprintf(&buf[idx], bufsize - idx, "%s", func((1ul<<bit)));
+      first = false;
+   }
+   return idx;
+}
+
 VkSemaphore
 zink_create_semaphore(struct zink_screen *screen);
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp
index cc3d3abd315..2942d57196c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp
@@ -591,14 +591,7 @@ zink_resource_buffer_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res
       bool marker = false;
       if (unlikely(zink_tracing)) {
          char buf[4096];
-         bool first = true;
-         unsigned idx = 0;
-         u_foreach_bit64(bit, flags) {
-            if (!first)
-               buf[idx++] = '|';
-            idx += snprintf(&buf[idx], sizeof(buf) - idx, "%s", vk_AccessFlagBits_to_str((VkAccessFlagBits)(1ul<<bit)));
-            first = false;
-         }
+         zink_string_vkflags_unroll(buf, sizeof(buf), flags, (zink_vkflags_func)vk_AccessFlagBits_to_str);
          marker = zink_cmd_debug_marker_begin(ctx, cmdbuf, "buffer_barrier(%s)", buf);
       }