diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c
index 1a18ec4fa1c..51186788e17 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_render_pass.c
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ get_rt_loadop(const struct zink_rt_attrib *rt, bool clear)
                   VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_LOAD;
 }
 
+static VkImageLayout
+get_color_rt_layout(const struct zink_rt_attrib *rt)
+{
+   return rt->fbfetch ? VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL : VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+}
+
 static VkImageLayout
 get_zs_rt_layout(const struct zink_rt_attrib *rt)
 {
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ create_render_pass2(struct zink_screen *screen, struct zink_render_pass_state *s
       attachments[i].stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
       attachments[i].stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
       /* if layout changes are ever handled here, need VkAttachmentSampleLocationsEXT */
-      VkImageLayout layout = rt->fbfetch ? VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL : VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+      VkImageLayout layout = get_color_rt_layout(rt);
       attachments[i].initialLayout = layout;
       attachments[i].finalLayout = layout;
       color_refs[i].sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_ATTACHMENT_REFERENCE_2;