diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
index 4f794926..c7ecf926 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
@@ -845,13 +845,7 @@ static bool init_deref_from_component_index(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_bl
     {
         unsigned int next_index = traverse_path_from_component_index(ctx, &path_type, &path_index);
 
-        if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, next_index, loc)))
-        {
-            hlsl_block_cleanup(block);
-            return false;
-        }
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(block, c);
-
+        c = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, next_index, loc);
         hlsl_src_from_node(&deref->path[deref_path_len++], c);
     }
 
@@ -1324,6 +1318,18 @@ bool hlsl_scope_add_type(struct hlsl_scope *scope, struct hlsl_type *type)
     return true;
 }
 
+static struct hlsl_ir_node *append_new_instr(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *block, struct hlsl_ir_node *instr)
+{
+    if (!instr)
+    {
+        block->value = ctx->error_instr;
+        return ctx->error_instr;
+    }
+
+    hlsl_block_add_instr(block, instr);
+    return instr;
+}
+
 struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_new_cast(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *node, struct hlsl_type *type,
         const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc)
 {
@@ -1601,6 +1607,12 @@ struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_new_uint_constant(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, unsigned int n
     return hlsl_new_constant(ctx, hlsl_get_scalar_type(ctx, HLSL_TYPE_UINT), &value, 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)
+{
+    return append_new_instr(ctx, block, hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, n, loc));
+}
+
 struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_new_string_constant(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, const char *str,
         const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc)
 {
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
index 8e58f20a..86328af5 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
@@ -1505,6 +1505,8 @@ struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_add_conditional(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_bloc
 void hlsl_add_function(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, char *name, struct hlsl_ir_function_decl *decl);
 void hlsl_add_var(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_var *decl);
 
+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);
 void hlsl_block_cleanup(struct hlsl_block *block);
 bool hlsl_clone_block(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *dst_block, const struct hlsl_block *src_block);
 
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
index 7afc9274..64090497 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
@@ -925,9 +925,7 @@ static bool add_record_access(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *block, st
 
     VKD3D_ASSERT(idx < record->data_type->e.record.field_count);
 
-    if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, idx, loc)))
-        return false;
-    hlsl_block_add_instr(block, c);
+    c = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, idx, loc);
 
     if (!(index = hlsl_new_index(ctx, record, c, loc)))
         return false;
@@ -2275,9 +2273,7 @@ static bool add_assignment(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_block *block, struc
             if (!(writemask & (1 << i)))
                 continue;
 
-            if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, i, &lhs->loc)))
-                return false;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, c);
+            c = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, i, &lhs->loc);
 
             if (!(cell = hlsl_new_index(ctx, &row->node, c, &lhs->loc)))
                 return false;
@@ -2869,12 +2865,7 @@ static struct hlsl_block *initialize_vars(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct list *var
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (!(zero = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, 0, &var->loc)))
-            {
-                free_parse_variable_def(v);
-                continue;
-            }
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(&ctx->static_initializers, zero);
+            zero = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, &ctx->static_initializers, 0, &var->loc);
 
             if (!(cast = add_cast(ctx, &ctx->static_initializers, zero, var->data_type, &var->loc)))
             {
@@ -6377,8 +6368,8 @@ static bool add_getdimensions_method_call(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_bloc
     bool uint_resinfo, has_uint_arg, has_float_arg;
     struct hlsl_resource_load_params load_params;
     struct hlsl_ir_node *sample_info, *res_info;
-    struct hlsl_ir_node *zero = NULL, *void_ret;
     struct hlsl_type *uint_type, *float_type;
+    struct hlsl_ir_node *void_ret;
     unsigned int i, j;
     enum func_argument
     {
@@ -6478,12 +6469,7 @@ static bool add_getdimensions_method_call(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_bloc
     }
 
     if (!args[ARG_MIP_LEVEL])
-    {
-        if (!(zero = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, 0, loc)))
-            return false;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(block, zero);
-        args[ARG_MIP_LEVEL] = zero;
-    }
+        args[ARG_MIP_LEVEL] = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, 0, loc);
 
     memset(&load_params, 0, sizeof(load_params));
     load_params.type = HLSL_RESOURCE_RESINFO;
@@ -9177,9 +9163,7 @@ jump_statement:
             if (!($$ = make_empty_block(ctx)))
                 YYABORT;
 
-            if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, ~0u, &@1)))
-                return false;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr($$, c);
+            c = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, $$, ~0u, &@1);
 
             if (!(discard = hlsl_new_jump(ctx, HLSL_IR_JUMP_DISCARD_NZ, c, &@1)))
                 return false;
@@ -9401,12 +9385,9 @@ primary_expr:
         }
     | C_UNSIGNED
         {
-            struct hlsl_ir_node *c;
-
-            if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, $1, &@1)))
-                YYABORT;
-            if (!($$ = make_block(ctx, c)))
+            if (!($$ = make_empty_block(ctx)))
                 YYABORT;
+            hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, $$, $1, &@1);
         }
     | boolean
         {
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
index ea5029df..798ad862 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ static struct hlsl_ir_node *new_offset_from_path_index(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, str
                 size /= 4;
             }
 
-            if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, size, loc)))
-                return NULL;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, c);
+            c = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, size, loc);
 
             if (!(idx_offset = hlsl_new_binary_expr(ctx, HLSL_OP2_MUL, c, idx)))
                 return NULL;
@@ -86,12 +84,7 @@ static struct hlsl_ir_node *new_offset_from_path_index(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, str
                 field_offset /= 4;
             }
 
-            if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, field_offset, loc)))
-                return NULL;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, c);
-
-            idx_offset = c;
-
+            idx_offset = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, field_offset, loc);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -122,9 +115,7 @@ static struct hlsl_ir_node *new_offset_instr_from_deref(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, st
 
     hlsl_block_init(block);
 
-    if (!(offset = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, 0, loc)))
-        return NULL;
-    hlsl_block_add_instr(block, offset);
+    offset = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, 0, loc);
 
     VKD3D_ASSERT(deref->var);
     type = deref->var->data_type;
@@ -448,9 +439,7 @@ static void prepend_input_copy(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_function_dec
                 return;
             hlsl_init_simple_deref_from_var(&patch_deref, input);
 
-            if (!(idx = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, patch_index, &var->loc)))
-                return;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, idx);
+            idx = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, patch_index, &var->loc);
 
             if (!(load = hlsl_new_load_index(ctx, &patch_deref, idx, loc)))
                 return;
@@ -473,9 +462,7 @@ static void prepend_input_copy(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_function_dec
 
         if (type->class == HLSL_CLASS_MATRIX)
         {
-            if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, i, &var->loc)))
-                return;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, c);
+            c = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, i, &var->loc);
 
             if (!(store = hlsl_new_store_index(ctx, &lhs->src, c, cast, 0, &var->loc)))
                 return;
@@ -538,9 +525,7 @@ static void prepend_input_copy_recurse(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_func
                 force_align = (i == 0);
             }
 
-            if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, i, &var->loc)))
-                return;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, c);
+            c = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, i, &var->loc);
 
             /* This redundant load is expected to be deleted later by DCE. */
             if (!(element_load = hlsl_new_load_index(ctx, &lhs->src, c, loc)))
@@ -615,9 +600,7 @@ static void append_output_copy(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_function_dec
 
         if (type->class == HLSL_CLASS_MATRIX)
         {
-            if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, i, &var->loc)))
-                return;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(&func->body, c);
+            c = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, &func->body, i, &var->loc);
 
             if (!(load = hlsl_new_load_index(ctx, &rhs->src, c, &var->loc)))
                 return;
@@ -678,9 +661,7 @@ static void append_output_copy_recurse(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx,
                 force_align = (i == 0);
             }
 
-            if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, i, &var->loc)))
-                return;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(&func->body, c);
+            c = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, &func->body, i, &var->loc);
 
             if (!(element_load = hlsl_new_load_index(ctx, &rhs->src, c, loc)))
                 return;
@@ -1127,9 +1108,7 @@ static struct hlsl_ir_node *add_zero_mipmap_level(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct h
         return NULL;
     hlsl_block_add_instr(block, store);
 
-    if (!(zero = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, 0, loc)))
-        return NULL;
-    hlsl_block_add_instr(block, zero);
+    zero = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, 0, loc);
 
     if (!(store = hlsl_new_store_index(ctx, &coords_deref, NULL, zero, 1u << dim_count, loc)))
         return NULL;
@@ -1341,9 +1320,7 @@ static bool lower_index_loads(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *instr,
         {
             struct hlsl_ir_node *c;
 
-            if (!(c = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, i, &instr->loc)))
-                return false;
-            hlsl_block_add_instr(block, c);
+            c = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, i, &instr->loc);
 
             if (!(load = hlsl_new_load_index(ctx, &var_deref, c, &instr->loc)))
                 return false;
@@ -2977,9 +2954,7 @@ static bool lower_nonconstant_array_loads(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_n
         struct hlsl_ir_load *var_load, *specific_load;
         struct hlsl_deref deref_copy = {0};
 
-        if (!(const_i = hlsl_new_uint_constant(ctx, i, &cut_index->loc)))
-            return false;
-        hlsl_block_add_instr(block, const_i);
+        const_i = hlsl_block_add_uint_constant(ctx, block, i, &cut_index->loc);
 
         operands[0] = cut_index;
         operands[1] = const_i;