diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/compiler.h b/src/panfrost/bifrost/compiler.h
index 33dac9ce761..8b21728e31e 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/compiler.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/compiler.h
@@ -746,6 +746,15 @@ bool bi_can_insert_tuple(bi_clause *clause, bool constant);
 unsigned bi_clause_quadwords(bi_clause *clause);
 signed bi_block_offset(bi_context *ctx, bi_clause *start, bi_block *target);
 
+static inline bool
+bi_is_terminal_block(bi_context *ctx, bi_block *block)
+{
+
+        return block->base.successors[0] == NULL &&
+               block->base.successors[1] == NULL &&
+               list_is_empty(&block->clauses);
+}
+
 /* Code emit */
 
 void bi_pack(bi_context *ctx, struct util_dynarray *emission);