diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanpushconstants.c b/gsk/gskvulkanpushconstants.c
index 2b119fc25d..4487687b6d 100644
--- a/gsk/gskvulkanpushconstants.c
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanpushconstants.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ void
 gsk_vulkan_push_constants_init (GskVulkanPushConstants  *constants,
                                 const graphene_matrix_t *mvp)
 {
-  gsk_vulkan_push_constants_set_mvp (constants, mvp);
+  graphene_matrix_init_from_matrix (&constants->mvp, mvp);
 }
 
 void
@@ -19,34 +19,36 @@ gsk_vulkan_push_constants_init_copy (GskVulkanPushConstants       *self,
 }
 
 void
-gsk_vulkan_push_constants_set_mvp (GskVulkanPushConstants  *self,
-                                   const graphene_matrix_t *mvp)
+gsk_vulkan_push_constants_init_transform (GskVulkanPushConstants       *self,
+                                          const GskVulkanPushConstants *src,
+                                          const graphene_matrix_t      *transform)
+
 {
-  graphene_matrix_to_float (mvp, self->vertex.mvp);
+  graphene_matrix_multiply (transform, &src->mvp, &self->mvp);
+}
+
+static void
+gsk_vulkan_push_constants_wire_init (GskVulkanPushConstantsWire   *wire,
+                                     const GskVulkanPushConstants *self)
+{
+  graphene_matrix_to_float (&self->mvp, wire->vertex.mvp);
 }
 
 void
-gsk_vulkan_push_constants_multiply_mvp (GskVulkanPushConstants  *self,
-                                        const graphene_matrix_t *transform)
+gsk_vulkan_push_constants_push_vertex (const GskVulkanPushConstants *self,
+                                       VkCommandBuffer               command_buffer,
+                                       VkPipelineLayout              pipeline_layout)
 {
-  graphene_matrix_t old_mvp, new_mvp;
+  GskVulkanPushConstantsWire wire;
 
-  graphene_matrix_init_from_float (&old_mvp, self->vertex.mvp);
-  graphene_matrix_multiply (transform, &old_mvp, &new_mvp);
-  gsk_vulkan_push_constants_set_mvp (self, &new_mvp);
-}
+  gsk_vulkan_push_constants_wire_init (&wire, self);
 
-void
-gsk_vulkan_push_constants_push_vertex (GskVulkanPushConstants *self,
-                                       VkCommandBuffer         command_buffer,
-                                       VkPipelineLayout        pipeline_layout)
-{
   vkCmdPushConstants (command_buffer,
                       pipeline_layout,
                       VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT,
-                      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GskVulkanPushConstants, vertex),
-                      sizeof (self->vertex),
-                      &self->vertex);
+                      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GskVulkanPushConstantsWire, vertex),
+                      sizeof (wire.vertex),
+                      &wire.vertex);
 }
 
 #if 0
@@ -76,8 +78,8 @@ gst_vulkan_push_constants_get_ranges (void)
   static const VkPushConstantRange ranges[2] = {
       {
           .stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT,
-          .offset = G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GskVulkanPushConstants, vertex),
-          .size = sizeof (((GskVulkanPushConstants *) 0)->vertex)
+          .offset = G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GskVulkanPushConstantsWire, vertex),
+          .size = sizeof (((GskVulkanPushConstantsWire *) 0)->vertex)
 #if 0
       },
       {
diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanpushconstantsprivate.h b/gsk/gskvulkanpushconstantsprivate.h
index 6b8608551f..bdfd111d52 100644
--- a/gsk/gskvulkanpushconstantsprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanpushconstantsprivate.h
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct _GskVulkanPushConstants GskVulkanPushConstants;
+typedef struct _GskVulkanPushConstantsWire GskVulkanPushConstantsWire;
 
 struct _GskVulkanPushConstants
+{
+  graphene_matrix_t mvp;
+};
+
+struct _GskVulkanPushConstantsWire
 {
   struct {
     float mvp[16];
@@ -27,13 +33,11 @@ void                    gsk_vulkan_push_constants_init                  (GskVulk
                                                                          const graphene_matrix_t        *mvp);
 void                    gsk_vulkan_push_constants_init_copy             (GskVulkanPushConstants         *self,
                                                                          const GskVulkanPushConstants   *src);
-
-void                    gsk_vulkan_push_constants_set_mvp               (GskVulkanPushConstants         *self,
-                                                                         const graphene_matrix_t        *mvp);
-void                    gsk_vulkan_push_constants_multiply_mvp          (GskVulkanPushConstants         *self,
+void                    gsk_vulkan_push_constants_init_transform        (GskVulkanPushConstants         *self,
+                                                                         const GskVulkanPushConstants   *src,
                                                                          const graphene_matrix_t        *transform);
 
-void                    gsk_vulkan_push_constants_push_vertex           (GskVulkanPushConstants         *self,
+void                    gsk_vulkan_push_constants_push_vertex           (const GskVulkanPushConstants   *self,
                                                                          VkCommandBuffer                 command_buffer,
                                                                          VkPipelineLayout                pipeline_layout);
 
diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanrenderpass.c b/gsk/gskvulkanrenderpass.c
index 8a74cf754d..796ba62ade 100644
--- a/gsk/gskvulkanrenderpass.c
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanrenderpass.c
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
 
         gsk_transform_node_get_transform (node, &transform);
         op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_PUSH_VERTEX_CONSTANTS;
-        gsk_vulkan_push_constants_init_copy (&op.constants.constants, constants);
-        gsk_vulkan_push_constants_multiply_mvp (&op.constants.constants, &transform);
+        gsk_vulkan_push_constants_init_transform (&op.constants.constants, constants, &transform);
         g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
 
         graphene_matrix_transform_bounds (&transform, &clip->rect.bounds, &rect);