diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
index 6c4f1b3d..01586592 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
@@ -2060,6 +2060,12 @@ struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_new_swizzle(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, uint32_t s, unsigned
     return &swizzle->node;
 }
 
+struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_block_add_swizzle(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *block, uint32_t s,
+        unsigned int width, struct hlsl_ir_node *val, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc)
+{
+    return append_new_instr(ctx, block, hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, s, width, val, loc));
+}
+
 struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_new_matrix_swizzle(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_matrix_swizzle s,
         unsigned int component_count, struct hlsl_ir_node *val, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc)
 {
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
index bfd9a9f6..9807e798 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
@@ -1564,6 +1564,8 @@ void hlsl_block_add_store_component(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *blo
 void hlsl_block_add_store_index(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *block,
         const struct hlsl_deref *lhs, struct hlsl_ir_node *idx, struct hlsl_ir_node *rhs,
         unsigned int writemask, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc);
+struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_block_add_swizzle(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *block, uint32_t s,
+        unsigned int width, struct hlsl_ir_node *val, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc);
 struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *block,
         unsigned int n, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc);
 struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_block_add_unary_expr(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *block,
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
index 7eac0744..cb197294 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
@@ -2064,7 +2064,6 @@ static bool add_assignment(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *block, struc
         else if (lhs->type == HLSL_IR_SWIZZLE)
         {
             struct hlsl_ir_swizzle *swizzle = hlsl_ir_swizzle(lhs);
-            struct hlsl_ir_node *new_swizzle;
             uint32_t s;
 
             VKD3D_ASSERT(!matrix_writemask);
@@ -2095,13 +2094,9 @@ static bool add_assignment(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *block, struc
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!(new_swizzle = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, s, width, rhs, &swizzle->node.loc)))
-                return false;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, new_swizzle);
-
+            rhs = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, block, s, width, rhs, &swizzle->node.loc);
             lhs = swizzle->val.node;
             lhs_type = hlsl_get_vector_type(ctx, lhs_type->e.numeric.type, width);
-            rhs = new_swizzle;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -3661,26 +3656,16 @@ static bool intrinsic_cross(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx,
     if (!(arg2_cast = add_implicit_conversion(ctx, params->instrs, arg2, cast_type, loc)))
         return false;
 
-    if (!(arg1_swzl1 = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Z, X, Y, Z), 3, arg1_cast, loc)))
-        return false;
-    hlsl_block_add_instr(params->instrs, arg1_swzl1);
-
-    if (!(arg2_swzl1 = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Y, Z, X, Y), 3, arg2_cast, loc)))
-        return false;
-    hlsl_block_add_instr(params->instrs, arg2_swzl1);
+    arg1_swzl1 = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Z, X, Y, Z), 3, arg1_cast, loc);
+    arg2_swzl1 = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Y, Z, X, Y), 3, arg2_cast, loc);
 
     if (!(mul1 = add_binary_arithmetic_expr(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_OP2_MUL, arg1_swzl1, arg2_swzl1, loc)))
         return false;
 
     mul1_neg = hlsl_block_add_unary_expr(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_OP1_NEG, mul1, loc);
 
-    if (!(arg1_swzl2 = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Y, Z, X, Y), 3, arg1_cast, loc)))
-        return false;
-    hlsl_block_add_instr(params->instrs, arg1_swzl2);
-
-    if (!(arg2_swzl2 = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Z, X, Y, Z), 3, arg2_cast, loc)))
-        return false;
-    hlsl_block_add_instr(params->instrs, arg2_swzl2);
+    arg1_swzl2 = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Y, Z, X, Y), 3, arg1_cast, loc);
+    arg2_swzl2 = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Z, X, Y, Z), 3, arg2_cast, loc);
 
     if (!(mul2 = add_binary_arithmetic_expr(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_OP2_MUL, arg1_swzl2, arg2_swzl2, loc)))
         return false;
@@ -4800,9 +4785,7 @@ static bool intrinsic_tex(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, const struct parse_initializer *
         else
             load_params.type = HLSL_RESOURCE_SAMPLE_LOD_BIAS;
 
-        if (!(c = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, Y, Z, W), sampler_dim, params->args[1], loc)))
-            return false;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(params->instrs, c);
+        c = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, Y, Z, W), sampler_dim, params->args[1], loc);
 
         if (!(coords = add_implicit_conversion(ctx, params->instrs, c,
                 hlsl_get_vector_type(ctx, HLSL_TYPE_FLOAT, sampler_dim), loc)))
@@ -4810,9 +4793,7 @@ static bool intrinsic_tex(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, const struct parse_initializer *
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (!(lod = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(W, W, W, W), 1, params->args[1], loc)))
-            return false;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(params->instrs, lod);
+        lod = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_SWIZZLE(W, W, W, W), 1, params->args[1], loc);
 
         if (!(load_params.lod = add_implicit_conversion(ctx, params->instrs, lod,
                 hlsl_get_scalar_type(ctx, HLSL_TYPE_FLOAT), loc)))
@@ -4834,13 +4815,8 @@ static bool intrinsic_tex(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, const struct parse_initializer *
         {
             struct hlsl_ir_node *divisor;
 
-            if (!(divisor = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(W, W, W, W), sampler_dim, coords, loc)))
-                return false;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(params->instrs, divisor);
-
-            if (!(coords = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, Y, Z, W), sampler_dim, coords, loc)))
-                return false;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(params->instrs, coords);
+            divisor = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_SWIZZLE(W, W, W, W), sampler_dim, coords, loc);
+            coords = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, Y, Z, W), sampler_dim, coords, loc);
 
             if (!(coords = add_binary_arithmetic_expr(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_OP2_DIV, coords, divisor, loc)))
                 return false;
@@ -5055,7 +5031,7 @@ static bool intrinsic_trunc(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx,
 static bool intrinsic_d3dcolor_to_ubyte4(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx,
         const struct parse_initializer *params, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc)
 {
-    struct hlsl_ir_node *arg = params->args[0], *ret, *c, *swizzle;
+    struct hlsl_ir_node *arg = params->args[0], *ret, *c;
     struct hlsl_type *arg_type = arg->data_type;
 
     if (arg_type->class != HLSL_CLASS_SCALAR && !(arg_type->class == HLSL_CLASS_VECTOR
@@ -5078,13 +5054,7 @@ static bool intrinsic_d3dcolor_to_ubyte4(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx,
     c = hlsl_block_add_float_constant(ctx, params->instrs, 255.0f + (0.5f / 256.0f), loc);
 
     if (arg_type->class == HLSL_CLASS_VECTOR)
-    {
-        if (!(swizzle = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Z, Y, X, W), 4, arg, loc)))
-            return false;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(params->instrs, swizzle);
-
-        arg = swizzle;
-    }
+        arg = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Z, Y, X, W), 4, arg, loc);
 
     if (!(ret = add_binary_arithmetic_expr(ctx, params->instrs, HLSL_OP2_MUL, arg, c, loc)))
         return false;
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
index 5888fec7..1241f762 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ static bool lower_broadcasts(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *instr, s
 
     if (src_type->class <= HLSL_CLASS_VECTOR && dst_type->class <= HLSL_CLASS_VECTOR && src_type->e.numeric.dimx == 1)
     {
-        struct hlsl_ir_node *new_cast, *swizzle;
+        struct hlsl_ir_node *new_cast;
 
         dst_scalar_type = hlsl_get_scalar_type(ctx, dst_type->e.numeric.type);
         /* We need to preserve the cast since it might be doing more than just
@@ -1299,12 +1299,8 @@ static bool lower_broadcasts(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *instr, s
         new_cast = hlsl_block_add_cast(ctx, block, cast->operands[0].node, dst_scalar_type, &cast->node.loc);
 
         if (dst_type->e.numeric.dimx != 1)
-        {
-            if (!(swizzle = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, X, X, X),
-                    dst_type->e.numeric.dimx, new_cast, &cast->node.loc)))
-                return false;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, swizzle);
-        }
+            hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, block, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, X, X, X),
+                    dst_type->e.numeric.dimx, new_cast, &cast->node.loc);
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -2039,14 +2035,7 @@ static bool copy_propagation_replace_with_deref(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx,
     hlsl_block_add_instr(&block, new_instr);
 
     if (new_instr->data_type->class == HLSL_CLASS_SCALAR || new_instr->data_type->class == HLSL_CLASS_VECTOR)
-    {
-        struct hlsl_ir_node *swizzle_node;
-
-        if (!(swizzle_node = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, ret_swizzle, instr_component_count, new_instr, &instr->loc)))
-            goto done;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(&block, swizzle_node);
-        new_instr = swizzle_node;
-    }
+        new_instr = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, &block, ret_swizzle, instr_component_count, new_instr, &instr->loc);
 
     if (TRACE_ON())
     {
@@ -2841,18 +2830,14 @@ static bool lower_narrowing_casts(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *ins
     if (src_type->class <= HLSL_CLASS_VECTOR && dst_type->class <= HLSL_CLASS_VECTOR
             && dst_type->e.numeric.dimx < src_type->e.numeric.dimx)
     {
-        struct hlsl_ir_node *new_cast, *swizzle;
+        struct hlsl_ir_node *new_cast;
 
         dst_vector_type = hlsl_get_vector_type(ctx, dst_type->e.numeric.type, src_type->e.numeric.dimx);
         /* We need to preserve the cast since it might be doing more than just
          * narrowing the vector. */
         new_cast = hlsl_block_add_cast(ctx, block, cast->operands[0].node, dst_vector_type, &cast->node.loc);
-
-        if (!(swizzle = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, Y, Z, W),
-                dst_type->e.numeric.dimx, new_cast, &cast->node.loc)))
-            return false;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(block, swizzle);
-
+        hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, block, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, Y, Z, W),
+                dst_type->e.numeric.dimx, new_cast, &cast->node.loc);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -3066,9 +3051,7 @@ static bool lower_nonconstant_vector_derefs(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir
             return false;
         hlsl_block_add_instr(block, &vector_load->node);
 
-        if (!(swizzle = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, X, X, X), width, idx, &instr->loc)))
-            return false;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(block, swizzle);
+        swizzle = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, block, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, X, X, X), width, idx, &instr->loc);
 
         value.u[0].u = 0;
         value.u[1].u = 1;
@@ -3201,11 +3184,8 @@ static bool lower_nonconstant_array_loads(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_n
         operands[0] = cut_index;
         operands[1] = const_i;
         equals = hlsl_block_add_expr(ctx, block, HLSL_OP2_EQUAL, operands, btype, &cut_index->loc);
-
-        if (!(equals = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, X, X, X),
-                var->data_type->e.numeric.dimx, equals, &cut_index->loc)))
-            return false;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(block, equals);
+        equals = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, block, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, X, X, X),
+                var->data_type->e.numeric.dimx, equals, &cut_index->loc);
 
         var_load = hlsl_block_add_simple_load(ctx, block, var, &cut_index->loc);
 
@@ -3678,16 +3658,10 @@ static bool lower_dot(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *instr, struct h
     {
         mul = hlsl_block_add_binary_expr(ctx, block, HLSL_OP2_MUL, expr->operands[0].node, expr->operands[1].node);
 
-        if (!(add_x = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, X, X, X),
-                instr->data_type->e.numeric.dimx, mul, &expr->node.loc)))
-            return false;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(block, add_x);
-
-        if (!(add_y = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Y, Y, Y, Y),
-                instr->data_type->e.numeric.dimx, mul, &expr->node.loc)))
-            return false;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(block, add_y);
-
+        add_x = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, block, HLSL_SWIZZLE(X, X, X, X),
+                instr->data_type->e.numeric.dimx, mul, &expr->node.loc);
+        add_y = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, block, HLSL_SWIZZLE(Y, Y, Y, Y),
+                instr->data_type->e.numeric.dimx, mul, &expr->node.loc);
         hlsl_block_add_binary_expr(ctx, block, HLSL_OP2_ADD, add_x, add_y);
     }
 
@@ -3850,9 +3824,7 @@ static bool lower_trig(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *instr, struct
         {
             uint32_t s = hlsl_swizzle_from_writemask(1 << i);
 
-            if (!(comps[i] = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, s, 1, reduced, &instr->loc)))
-                return false;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, comps[i]);
+            comps[i] = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, block, s, 1, reduced, &instr->loc);
         }
 
         if (!(var = hlsl_new_synthetic_var(ctx, "sincos", type, &instr->loc)))
@@ -4372,9 +4344,7 @@ static bool lower_int_dot(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *instr, stru
         {
             uint32_t s = hlsl_swizzle_from_writemask(1 << i);
 
-            if (!(comps[i] = hlsl_new_swizzle(ctx, s, 1, mult, &instr->loc)))
-                return false;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, comps[i]);
+            comps[i] = hlsl_block_add_swizzle(ctx, block, s, 1, mult, &instr->loc);
         }
 
         res = comps[0];