diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_compile_mesh.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_compile_mesh.cpp
index 0c6c568558f..28110f4ef8c 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_compile_mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_compile_mesh.cpp
@@ -551,28 +551,6 @@ brw_mue_assign_position(const struct attr_desc *attr,
    }
 }
 
-static nir_variable *
-brw_nir_find_complete_variable_with_location(nir_shader *shader,
-                                             nir_variable_mode mode,
-                                             int location)
-{
-   nir_variable *best_var = NULL;
-   unsigned last_size = 0;
-
-   nir_foreach_variable_with_modes(var, shader, mode) {
-      if (var->data.location != location)
-         continue;
-
-      unsigned new_size = glsl_count_dword_slots(var->type, false);
-      if (new_size > last_size) {
-         best_var = var;
-         last_size = new_size;
-      }
-   }
-
-   return best_var;
-}
-
 static unsigned
 brw_sum_size(const std::list<struct attr_desc> &orders)
 {
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
index c51269f9f41..9acf4eb1f7c 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
@@ -2548,3 +2548,25 @@ brw_nir_lower_simd(nir_shader *nir, unsigned dispatch_width)
    return nir_shader_lower_instructions(nir, filter_simd, lower_simd,
                                  (void *)(uintptr_t)dispatch_width);
 }
+
+nir_variable *
+brw_nir_find_complete_variable_with_location(nir_shader *shader,
+                                             nir_variable_mode mode,
+                                             int location)
+{
+   nir_variable *best_var = NULL;
+   unsigned last_size = 0;
+
+   nir_foreach_variable_with_modes(var, shader, mode) {
+      if (var->data.location != location)
+         continue;
+
+      unsigned new_size = glsl_count_dword_slots(var->type, false);
+      if (new_size > last_size) {
+         best_var = var;
+         last_size = new_size;
+      }
+   }
+
+   return best_var;
+}
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.h b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.h
index 2a6daa86fc3..9b9814a6cf5 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.h
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.h
@@ -318,6 +318,10 @@ bool brw_nir_uses_inline_data(nir_shader *shader);
 nir_shader *
 brw_nir_from_spirv(void *mem_ctx, const uint32_t *spirv, size_t spirv_size);
 
+nir_variable *
+brw_nir_find_complete_variable_with_location(nir_shader *shader,
+                                             nir_variable_mode mode,
+                                             int location);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif