diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_search_helpers.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir_search_helpers.h
index 45b3b482c10..d9de567565c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_search_helpers.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_search_helpers.h
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ is_only_used_by_fadd(const nir_alu_instr *instr)
 }
 
 static inline bool
-is_only_used_by_iadd(const nir_alu_instr *instr)
+is_only_used_by_alu_op(const nir_alu_instr *instr, nir_op op)
 {
    nir_foreach_use(src, &instr->def) {
       const nir_instr *const user_instr = nir_src_parent_instr(src);
@@ -609,13 +609,19 @@ is_only_used_by_iadd(const nir_alu_instr *instr)
       const nir_alu_instr *const user_alu = nir_instr_as_alu(user_instr);
       assert(instr != user_alu);
 
-      if (user_alu->op != nir_op_iadd)
+      if (user_alu->op != op)
          return false;
    }
 
    return true;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+is_only_used_by_iadd(const nir_alu_instr *instr)
+{
+   return is_only_used_by_alu_op(instr, nir_op_iadd);
+}
+
 static inline bool
 only_lower_8_bits_used(const nir_alu_instr *instr)
 {