diff --git a/src/dxgi/dxgi_include.h b/src/dxgi/dxgi_include.h
index a243141a5..92112617e 100644
--- a/src/dxgi/dxgi_include.h
+++ b/src/dxgi/dxgi_include.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "../util/util_enum.h"
 #include "../util/util_error.h"
 #include "../util/util_flags.h"
+#include "../util/util_likely.h"
 #include "../util/util_math.h"
 #include "../util/util_string.h"
 
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_include.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_include.h
index 34ef9be66..a025fb465 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_include.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_include.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "../util/util_env.h"
 #include "../util/util_error.h"
 #include "../util/util_flags.h"
+#include "../util/util_likely.h"
 #include "../util/util_math.h"
 #include "../util/util_string.h"
 
diff --git a/src/util/util_likely.h b/src/util/util_likely.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7eba9818c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/util_likely.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#define likely(x)   __builtin_expect((x),1)
+#define unlikely(x) __builtin_expect((x),0)
+#else
+#define likely(x)   (x)
+#define unlikely(x) (x)
+#endif