diff --git a/internal/shader/shader.go b/internal/shader/shader.go
index 0ad3c31f9..9178cc708 100644
--- a/internal/shader/shader.go
+++ b/internal/shader/shader.go
@@ -786,47 +786,8 @@ func (cs *compileState) parseExpr(block *block, expr ast.Expr) ([]shaderir.Expr,
 			cs.addError(e.Pos(), fmt.Sprintf("literal not implemented: %#v", e))
 		}
 	case *ast.BinaryExpr:
-		var op shaderir.Op
-		switch e.Op {
-		case token.ADD:
-			op = shaderir.Add
-		case token.SUB:
-			op = shaderir.Sub
-		case token.NOT:
-			op = shaderir.NotOp
-		case token.MUL:
-			op = shaderir.Mul
-		case token.QUO:
-			op = shaderir.Div
-		case token.REM:
-			op = shaderir.ModOp
-		case token.SHL:
-			op = shaderir.LeftShift
-		case token.SHR:
-			op = shaderir.RightShift
-		case token.LSS:
-			op = shaderir.LessThanOp
-		case token.LEQ:
-			op = shaderir.LessThanEqualOp
-		case token.GTR:
-			op = shaderir.GreaterThanOp
-		case token.GEQ:
-			op = shaderir.GreaterThanEqualOp
-		case token.EQL:
-			op = shaderir.EqualOp
-		case token.NEQ:
-			op = shaderir.NotEqualOp
-		case token.AND:
-			op = shaderir.And
-		case token.XOR:
-			op = shaderir.Xor
-		case token.OR:
-			op = shaderir.Or
-		case token.LAND:
-			op = shaderir.AndAnd
-		case token.LOR:
-			op = shaderir.OrOr
-		default:
+		op, ok := shaderir.OpFromToken(e.Op)
+		if !ok {
 			cs.addError(e.Pos(), fmt.Sprintf("unexpected operator: %s", e.Op))
 			return nil, nil, nil
 		}
diff --git a/internal/shaderir/program.go b/internal/shaderir/program.go
index 8613ffe5e..1f580dc1d 100644
--- a/internal/shaderir/program.go
+++ b/internal/shaderir/program.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 // Package shaderir offers intermediate representation for shader programs.
 package shaderir
 
+import (
+	"go/token"
+)
+
 type Program struct {
 	Uniforms     []Type
 	Attributes   []Type
@@ -135,6 +139,50 @@ const (
 	OrOr               Op = "||"
 )
 
+func OpFromToken(t token.Token) (Op, bool) {
+	switch t {
+	case token.ADD:
+		return Add, true
+	case token.SUB:
+		return Sub, true
+	case token.NOT:
+		return NotOp, true
+	case token.MUL:
+		return Mul, true
+	case token.QUO:
+		return Div, true
+	case token.REM:
+		return ModOp, true
+	case token.SHL:
+		return LeftShift, true
+	case token.SHR:
+		return RightShift, true
+	case token.LSS:
+		return LessThanOp, true
+	case token.LEQ:
+		return LessThanEqualOp, true
+	case token.GTR:
+		return GreaterThanOp, true
+	case token.GEQ:
+		return GreaterThanEqualOp, true
+	case token.EQL:
+		return EqualOp, true
+	case token.NEQ:
+		return NotEqualOp, true
+	case token.AND:
+		return And, true
+	case token.XOR:
+		return Xor, true
+	case token.OR:
+		return Or, true
+	case token.LAND:
+		return AndAnd, true
+	case token.LOR:
+		return OrOr, true
+	}
+	return "", false
+}
+
 type BuiltinFunc string
 
 const (