diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
index 09ec2f8e..54f3292b 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static bool init_deref_from_component_index(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_bl
     struct hlsl_type *path_type;
     struct hlsl_ir_constant *c;
 
-    list_init(&block->instrs);
+    hlsl_block_init(block);
 
     path_len = 0;
     path_type = hlsl_deref_get_type(ctx, prefix);
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ struct hlsl_ir_store *hlsl_new_store_component(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl
     struct hlsl_block comp_path_block;
     struct hlsl_ir_store *store;
 
-    list_init(&block->instrs);
+    hlsl_block_init(block);
 
     if (!(store = hlsl_alloc(ctx, sizeof(*store))))
         return NULL;
@@ -1150,8 +1150,8 @@ struct hlsl_ir_if *hlsl_new_if(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *condit
         return NULL;
     init_node(&iff->node, HLSL_IR_IF, NULL, &loc);
     hlsl_src_from_node(&iff->condition, condition);
-    list_init(&iff->then_instrs.instrs);
-    list_init(&iff->else_instrs.instrs);
+    hlsl_block_init(&iff->then_instrs);
+    hlsl_block_init(&iff->else_instrs);
     return iff;
 }
 
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ struct hlsl_ir_load *hlsl_new_load_component(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_b
     struct hlsl_block comp_path_block;
     struct hlsl_ir_load *load;
 
-    list_init(&block->instrs);
+    hlsl_block_init(block);
 
     if (!(load = hlsl_alloc(ctx, sizeof(*load))))
         return NULL;
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ struct hlsl_ir_loop *hlsl_new_loop(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct vkd3d_shader_loc
     if (!(loop = hlsl_alloc(ctx, sizeof(*loop))))
         return NULL;
     init_node(&loop->node, HLSL_IR_LOOP, NULL, &loc);
-    list_init(&loop->body.instrs);
+    hlsl_block_init(&loop->body);
     return loop;
 }
 
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ struct hlsl_ir_function_decl *hlsl_new_func_decl(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx,
 
     if (!(decl = hlsl_alloc(ctx, sizeof(*decl))))
         return NULL;
-    list_init(&decl->body.instrs);
+    hlsl_block_init(&decl->body);
     decl->return_type = return_type;
     decl->parameters = *parameters;
     decl->loc = *loc;
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
index 6c8b8da3..3e631dd9 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
@@ -857,6 +857,11 @@ static inline struct hlsl_ir_swizzle *hlsl_ir_swizzle(const struct hlsl_ir_node
     return CONTAINING_RECORD(node, struct hlsl_ir_swizzle, node);
 }
 
+static inline void hlsl_block_init(struct hlsl_block *block)
+{
+    list_init(&block->instrs);
+}
+
 static inline void hlsl_block_add_instr(struct hlsl_block *block, struct hlsl_ir_node *instr)
 {
     list_add_tail(&block->instrs, &instr->entry);
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
index c95ce2d8..c8550b65 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static struct hlsl_ir_node *new_offset_from_path_index(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, str
     struct hlsl_ir_node *idx_offset = NULL;
     struct hlsl_ir_constant *c;
 
-    list_init(&block->instrs);
+    hlsl_block_init(block);
 
     switch (type->class)
     {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static struct hlsl_ir_node *new_offset_instr_from_deref(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, st
     struct hlsl_type *type;
     unsigned int i;
 
-    list_init(&block->instrs);
+    hlsl_block_init(block);
 
     assert(deref->var);
     type = deref->var->data_type;
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static bool lower_calls(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *instr, void *
         hlsl_error(ctx, &call->node.loc, VKD3D_SHADER_ERROR_HLSL_NOT_DEFINED,
                 "Function \"%s\" is not defined.", decl->func->name);
 
-    list_init(&block.instrs);
+    hlsl_block_init(&block);
     if (!hlsl_clone_block(ctx, &block, &decl->body))
         return false;
     list_move_before(&call->node.entry, &block.instrs);