diff --git a/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp b/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp
index a9d5c5e508..04ad55c1f7 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp
+++ b/source/slang/slang-emit.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "slang-ir-autodiff.h"
 #include "slang-ir-bind-existentials.h"
 #include "slang-ir-byte-address-legalize.h"
-#include "slang-ir-check-recursive-type.h"
+#include "slang-ir-check-recursion.h"
 #include "slang-ir-check-shader-parameter-type.h"
 #include "slang-ir-check-unsupported-inst.h"
 #include "slang-ir-cleanup-void.h"
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@ Result linkAndOptimizeIR(
     if (targetProgram->getOptionSet().shouldRunNonEssentialValidation())
     {
         checkForRecursiveTypes(irModule, sink);
+        checkForRecursiveFunctions(codeGenContext->getTargetReq(), irModule, sink);
 
         // For some targets, we are more restrictive about what types are allowed
         // to be used as shader parameters in ConstantBuffer/ParameterBlock.
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursion.cpp b/source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursion.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..404437a468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursion.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+#include "slang-ir-check-recursion.h"
+
+#include "slang-ir-util.h"
+
+namespace Slang
+{
+bool checkTypeRecursionImpl(
+    HashSet<IRInst*>& checkedTypes,
+    HashSet<IRInst*>& stack,
+    IRInst* type,
+    IRInst* field,
+    DiagnosticSink* sink)
+{
+    auto visitElementType = [&](IRInst* elementType, IRInst* field) -> bool
+    {
+        if (!stack.add(elementType))
+        {
+            sink->diagnose(field ? field : type, Diagnostics::recursiveType, type);
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (checkedTypes.add(elementType))
+            checkTypeRecursionImpl(checkedTypes, stack, elementType, field, sink);
+        stack.remove(elementType);
+        return true;
+    };
+    if (auto arrayType = as<IRArrayTypeBase>(type))
+    {
+        return visitElementType(arrayType->getElementType(), field);
+    }
+    else if (auto structType = as<IRStructType>(type))
+    {
+        for (auto sfield : structType->getFields())
+            if (!visitElementType(sfield->getFieldType(), sfield))
+                return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void checkTypeRecursion(HashSet<IRInst*>& checkedTypes, IRInst* type, DiagnosticSink* sink)
+{
+    HashSet<IRInst*> stack;
+    if (checkedTypes.add(type))
+    {
+        stack.add(type);
+        checkTypeRecursionImpl(checkedTypes, stack, type, nullptr, sink);
+    }
+}
+
+void checkForRecursiveTypes(IRModule* module, DiagnosticSink* sink)
+{
+    HashSet<IRInst*> checkedTypes;
+    for (auto globalInst : module->getGlobalInsts())
+    {
+        switch (globalInst->getOp())
+        {
+        case kIROp_StructType:
+            {
+                checkTypeRecursion(checkedTypes, globalInst, sink);
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+bool checkFunctionRecursionImpl(
+    HashSet<IRFunc*>& checkedFuncs,
+    HashSet<IRFunc*>& callStack,
+    IRFunc* func,
+    DiagnosticSink* sink)
+{
+    for (auto block : func->getBlocks())
+    {
+        for (auto inst : block->getChildren())
+        {
+            auto callInst = as<IRCall>(inst);
+            if (!callInst)
+                continue;
+            auto callee = as<IRFunc>(callInst->getCallee());
+            if (!callee)
+                continue;
+            if (!callStack.add(callee))
+            {
+                sink->diagnose(callInst, Diagnostics::unsupportedRecursion, callee);
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (checkedFuncs.add(callee))
+                checkFunctionRecursionImpl(checkedFuncs, callStack, callee, sink);
+            callStack.remove(callee);
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void checkFunctionRecursion(HashSet<IRFunc*>& checkedFuncs, IRFunc* func, DiagnosticSink* sink)
+{
+    HashSet<IRFunc*> callStack;
+    if (checkedFuncs.add(func))
+    {
+        callStack.add(func);
+        checkFunctionRecursionImpl(checkedFuncs, callStack, func, sink);
+    }
+}
+
+void checkForRecursiveFunctions(TargetRequest* target, IRModule* module, DiagnosticSink* sink)
+{
+    HashSet<IRFunc*> checkedFuncsForRecursionDetection;
+    for (auto globalInst : module->getGlobalInsts())
+    {
+        switch (globalInst->getOp())
+        {
+        case kIROp_Func:
+            if (!isCPUTarget(target))
+                checkFunctionRecursion(
+                    checkedFuncsForRecursionDetection,
+                    as<IRFunc>(globalInst),
+                    sink);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace Slang
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursive-type.h b/source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursion.h
similarity index 57%
rename from source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursive-type.h
rename to source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursion.h
index dd5796c865..1bfcfbee97 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursive-type.h
+++ b/source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursion.h
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ namespace Slang
 {
 struct IRModule;
 class DiagnosticSink;
+class TargetRequest;
 
 void checkForRecursiveTypes(IRModule* module, DiagnosticSink* sink);
+
+void checkForRecursiveFunctions(TargetRequest* target, IRModule* module, DiagnosticSink* sink);
+
 } // namespace Slang
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursive-type.cpp b/source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursive-type.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ee45417358..0000000000
--- a/source/slang/slang-ir-check-recursive-type.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#include "slang-ir-check-recursive-type.h"
-
-#include "slang-ir-util.h"
-
-namespace Slang
-{
-bool checkTypeRecursionImpl(
-    HashSet<IRInst*>& checkedTypes,
-    HashSet<IRInst*>& stack,
-    IRInst* type,
-    IRInst* field,
-    DiagnosticSink* sink)
-{
-    auto visitElementType = [&](IRInst* elementType, IRInst* field) -> bool
-    {
-        if (!stack.add(elementType))
-        {
-            sink->diagnose(field ? field : type, Diagnostics::recursiveType, type);
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (checkedTypes.add(elementType))
-            checkTypeRecursionImpl(checkedTypes, stack, elementType, field, sink);
-        stack.remove(elementType);
-        return true;
-    };
-    if (auto arrayType = as<IRArrayTypeBase>(type))
-    {
-        return visitElementType(arrayType->getElementType(), field);
-    }
-    else if (auto structType = as<IRStructType>(type))
-    {
-        for (auto sfield : structType->getFields())
-            if (!visitElementType(sfield->getFieldType(), sfield))
-                return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-void checkTypeRecursion(HashSet<IRInst*>& checkedTypes, IRInst* type, DiagnosticSink* sink)
-{
-    HashSet<IRInst*> stack;
-    if (checkedTypes.add(type))
-    {
-        stack.add(type);
-        checkTypeRecursionImpl(checkedTypes, stack, type, nullptr, sink);
-    }
-}
-
-void checkForRecursiveTypes(IRModule* module, DiagnosticSink* sink)
-{
-    HashSet<IRInst*> checkedTypes;
-    for (auto globalInst : module->getGlobalInsts())
-    {
-        switch (globalInst->getOp())
-        {
-        case kIROp_StructType:
-            {
-                checkTypeRecursion(checkedTypes, globalInst, sink);
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-} // namespace Slang
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-ir-check-unsupported-inst.cpp b/source/slang/slang-ir-check-unsupported-inst.cpp
index ea9e7cc649..3bf570dc16 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-ir-check-unsupported-inst.cpp
+++ b/source/slang/slang-ir-check-unsupported-inst.cpp
@@ -5,46 +5,6 @@
 
 namespace Slang
 {
-bool isCPUTarget(TargetRequest* targetReq);
-
-bool checkRecursionImpl(
-    HashSet<IRFunc*>& checkedFuncs,
-    HashSet<IRFunc*>& callStack,
-    IRFunc* func,
-    DiagnosticSink* sink)
-{
-    for (auto block : func->getBlocks())
-    {
-        for (auto inst : block->getChildren())
-        {
-            auto callInst = as<IRCall>(inst);
-            if (!callInst)
-                continue;
-            auto callee = as<IRFunc>(callInst->getCallee());
-            if (!callee)
-                continue;
-            if (!callStack.add(callee))
-            {
-                sink->diagnose(callInst, Diagnostics::unsupportedRecursion, callee);
-                return false;
-            }
-            if (checkedFuncs.add(callee))
-                checkRecursionImpl(checkedFuncs, callStack, callee, sink);
-            callStack.remove(callee);
-        }
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-void checkRecursion(HashSet<IRFunc*>& checkedFuncs, IRFunc* func, DiagnosticSink* sink)
-{
-    HashSet<IRFunc*> callStack;
-    if (checkedFuncs.add(func))
-    {
-        callStack.add(func);
-        checkRecursionImpl(checkedFuncs, callStack, func, sink);
-    }
-}
 
 void checkUnsupportedInst(TargetRequest* target, IRFunc* func, DiagnosticSink* sink)
 {
@@ -65,8 +25,6 @@ void checkUnsupportedInst(TargetRequest* target, IRFunc* func, DiagnosticSink* s
 
 void checkUnsupportedInst(TargetRequest* target, IRModule* module, DiagnosticSink* sink)
 {
-    HashSet<IRFunc*> checkedFuncsForRecursionDetection;
-
     for (auto globalInst : module->getGlobalInsts())
     {
         switch (globalInst->getOp())
@@ -84,8 +42,6 @@ void checkUnsupportedInst(TargetRequest* target, IRModule* module, DiagnosticSin
                 break;
             }
         case kIROp_Func:
-            if (!isCPUTarget(target))
-                checkRecursion(checkedFuncsForRecursionDetection, as<IRFunc>(globalInst), sink);
             checkUnsupportedInst(target, as<IRFunc>(globalInst), sink);
             break;
         case kIROp_Generic:
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-lower-to-ir.cpp b/source/slang/slang-lower-to-ir.cpp
index 92c442433a..06c5f005b5 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-lower-to-ir.cpp
+++ b/source/slang/slang-lower-to-ir.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "slang-ir-autodiff.h"
 #include "slang-ir-bit-field-accessors.h"
 #include "slang-ir-check-differentiability.h"
-#include "slang-ir-check-recursive-type.h"
+#include "slang-ir-check-recursion.h"
 #include "slang-ir-clone.h"
 #include "slang-ir-constexpr.h"
 #include "slang-ir-dce.h"