diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_build_util.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_build_util.cpp
index 84ebfdb1cba..404d9420da4 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_build_util.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_build_util.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,18 @@ BuildUtil::mkClobber(DataFile f, uint32_t rMask, int unit)
    }
 }
 
+ImmediateValue *
+BuildUtil::mkImm(uint16_t u)
+{
+   ImmediateValue *imm = new_ImmediateValue(prog, (uint32_t)0);
+
+   imm->reg.size = 2;
+   imm->reg.type = TYPE_U16;
+   imm->reg.data.u32 = u;
+
+   return imm;
+}
+
 ImmediateValue *
 BuildUtil::mkImm(uint32_t u)
 {
@@ -410,6 +422,12 @@ BuildUtil::loadImm(Value *dst, double d)
    return mkOp1v(OP_MOV, TYPE_F64, dst ? dst : getScratch(8), mkImm(d));
 }
 
+Value *
+BuildUtil::loadImm(Value *dst, uint16_t u)
+{
+   return mkOp1v(OP_MOV, TYPE_U16, dst ? dst : getScratch(2), mkImm(u));
+}
+
 Value *
 BuildUtil::loadImm(Value *dst, uint32_t u)
 {
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_build_util.h b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_build_util.h
index c2bc0d686cf..a9928ea26bb 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_build_util.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/codegen/nv50_ir_build_util.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public:
 
    ImmediateValue *mkImm(float);
    ImmediateValue *mkImm(double);
+   ImmediateValue *mkImm(uint16_t);
    ImmediateValue *mkImm(uint32_t);
    ImmediateValue *mkImm(uint64_t);
 
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public:
 
    Value *loadImm(Value *dst, float);
    Value *loadImm(Value *dst, double);
+   Value *loadImm(Value *dst, uint16_t);
    Value *loadImm(Value *dst, uint32_t);
    Value *loadImm(Value *dst, uint64_t);