diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.h
index 6185e1b6225..760144787ef 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_program.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
 
 #include "zink_context.h"
+#include "zink_shader_keys.h"
 
 struct zink_screen;
 struct zink_shader;
@@ -48,23 +49,6 @@ struct zink_shader_module {
    VkShaderModule shader;
 };
 
-struct zink_fs_key {
-   unsigned shader_id;
-   //bool flat_shade;
-};
-
-/* a shader key is used for swapping out shader modules based on pipeline states,
- * e.g., if sampleCount changes, we must verify that the fs doesn't need a recompile
- *       to account for GL ignoring gl_SampleMask in some cases when VK will not
- * which allows us to avoid recompiling shaders when the pipeline state changes repeatedly
- */
-struct zink_shader_key {
-   union {
-      struct zink_fs_key fs;
-   } key;
-   uint32_t size;
-};
-
 /* the shader cache stores a mapping of zink_shader_key::VkShaderModule */
 struct zink_shader_cache {
    struct pipe_reference reference;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_shader_keys.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_shader_keys.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0556f61ecbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_shader_keys.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Mike Blumenkrantz
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * on the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sub
+ * license, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom
+ * the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHOR(S) AND/OR THEIR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+ * OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+ * USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+
+/** this file exists for organization and to be included in nir_to_spirv/ without pulling in extra deps */
+#ifndef ZINK_SHADER_KEYS_H
+# define ZINK_SHADER_KEYS_H
+
+struct zink_fs_key {
+   unsigned shader_id;
+   //bool flat_shade;
+};
+
+/* a shader key is used for swapping out shader modules based on pipeline states,
+ * e.g., if sampleCount changes, we must verify that the fs doesn't need a recompile
+ *       to account for GL ignoring gl_SampleMask in some cases when VK will not
+ * which allows us to avoid recompiling shaders when the pipeline state changes repeatedly
+ */
+struct zink_shader_key {
+   union {
+      struct zink_fs_key fs;
+   } key;
+   uint32_t size;
+};
+
+static inline const struct zink_fs_key *zink_fs_key(const struct zink_shader_key *key)
+{
+   return &key->key.fs;
+}
+
+
+
+#endif