diff --git a/crates/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build.rs b/crates/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build.rs
index fa462fee7d..0f7d37b30d 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build.rs
@@ -750,25 +750,30 @@ pub fn build_exp_literal<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
         }
         Bool(b) => env.context.bool_type().const_int(*b as u64, false).into(),
         Byte(b) => env.context.i8_type().const_int(*b as u64, false).into(),
-        Str(str_literal) => {
-            if str_literal.len() < env.small_str_bytes() as usize {
-                match env.small_str_bytes() {
-                    24 => small_str_ptr_width_8(env, parent, str_literal).into(),
-                    12 => small_str_ptr_width_4(env, str_literal).into(),
-                    _ => unreachable!("incorrect small_str_bytes"),
-                }
-            } else {
-                let ptr = define_global_str_literal_ptr(env, str_literal);
-                let number_of_elements = env.ptr_int().const_int(str_literal.len() as u64, false);
+        Str(str_literal) => build_string_literal(env, parent, &str_literal),
+    }
+}
 
-                let alloca =
-                    const_str_alloca_ptr(env, parent, ptr, number_of_elements, number_of_elements);
+fn build_string_literal<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
+    env: &Env<'a, 'ctx, 'env>,
+    parent: FunctionValue<'ctx>,
+    str_literal: &str,
+) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
+    if str_literal.len() < env.small_str_bytes() as usize {
+        match env.small_str_bytes() {
+            24 => small_str_ptr_width_8(env, parent, str_literal).into(),
+            12 => small_str_ptr_width_4(env, str_literal).into(),
+            _ => unreachable!("incorrect small_str_bytes"),
+        }
+    } else {
+        let ptr = define_global_str_literal_ptr(env, str_literal);
+        let number_of_elements = env.ptr_int().const_int(str_literal.len() as u64, false);
 
-                match env.target_info.ptr_width() {
-                    PtrWidth::Bytes4 => env.builder.build_load(alloca, "load_const_str"),
-                    PtrWidth::Bytes8 => alloca.into(),
-                }
-            }
+        let alloca = const_str_alloca_ptr(env, parent, ptr, number_of_elements, number_of_elements);
+
+        match env.target_info.ptr_width() {
+            PtrWidth::Bytes4 => env.builder.build_load(alloca, "load_const_str"),
+            PtrWidth::Bytes8 => alloca.into(),
         }
     }
 }