diff --git a/src/gpu_dx11.c b/src/gpu_dx11.c
index 12a912f0..dcabafd7 100644
--- a/src/gpu_dx11.c
+++ b/src/gpu_dx11.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ struct dx11_shader_desc {
     struct arena includes_arena;
     struct sys_mutex includes_mutex;
     struct dict includes_dict;
-    struct atomic_i32 should_reload;
+    struct atomic_i32 is_dirty;
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ INTERNAL b32 shader_set_dirty(struct string name)
         struct dx11_shader_desc *desc = &G.shader_info[i];
         struct string desc_name = string_from_cstr_no_limit(desc->name_cstr);
         if (string_eq(desc_name, name)) {
-            atomic_i32_eval_exchange(&desc->should_reload, 1);
+            atomic_i32_eval_exchange(&desc->is_dirty, 1);
             caused_dirty = true;
         } else {
             struct dict *includes_dict = &desc->includes_dict;
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ INTERNAL b32 shader_set_dirty(struct string name)
             struct sys_lock lock = sys_mutex_lock_e(&desc->includes_mutex);
             {
                 if (dict_get(includes_dict, hash) != 0) {
-                    atomic_i32_eval_exchange(&desc->should_reload, 1);
+                    atomic_i32_eval_exchange(&desc->is_dirty, 1);
                     caused_dirty = true;
                 }
             }
@@ -551,6 +551,11 @@ INTERNAL b32 shader_set_dirty(struct string name)
     }
     return caused_dirty;
 }
+
+INTERNAL b32 shader_unset_dirty(struct dx11_shader_desc *desc)
+{
+    return atomic_i32_eval_compare_exchange(&desc->is_dirty, 1, 0) == 1;
+}
 #endif
 
 /* ========================== *
@@ -1173,7 +1178,7 @@ void gpu_present_backbuffer(i32 vsync)
 #if RESOURCE_RELOADING
     for (u64 i = SHADER_NONE + 1; i < NUM_SHADERS; ++i) {
         struct dx11_shader_desc *desc = &G.shader_info[i];
-        if (atomic_i32_eval_compare_exchange(&desc->should_reload, 1, 0) == 1) {
+        if (shader_unset_dirty(desc)) {
             reload_shader(&G.shaders[i], desc);
         }
     }