diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_lower_shader_calls.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_lower_shader_calls.c
index 506a71933e5..c4f67a6c86b 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_lower_shader_calls.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_lower_shader_calls.c
@@ -1181,3 +1181,26 @@ brw_nir_lower_shader_calls(nir_shader *shader,
 
    return true;
 }
+
+/** Creates a trivial return shader
+ *
+ * This is a callable shader that doesn't really do anything.  It just loads
+ * the resume address from the stack and does a return.
+ */
+nir_shader *
+brw_nir_create_trivial_return_shader(const struct brw_compiler *compiler,
+                                     void *mem_ctx)
+{
+   const nir_shader_compiler_options *nir_options =
+      compiler->glsl_compiler_options[MESA_SHADER_CALLABLE].NirOptions;
+
+   nir_builder b = nir_builder_init_simple_shader(MESA_SHADER_CALLABLE,
+                                                  nir_options,
+                                                  "RT Trivial Return");
+   ralloc_steal(mem_ctx, b.shader);
+   nir_shader *nir = b.shader;
+
+   NIR_PASS_V(nir, brw_nir_lower_shader_returns);
+
+   return nir;
+}
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_rt.h b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_rt.h
index a474498be20..88763183875 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_rt.h
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_rt.h
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ bool brw_nir_lower_shader_calls(nir_shader *shader,
 void brw_nir_lower_rt_intrinsics(nir_shader *shader,
                                  const struct gen_device_info *devinfo);
 
+nir_shader *
+brw_nir_create_trivial_return_shader(const struct brw_compiler *compiler,
+                                     void *mem_ctx);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif