diff --git a/src/writer/hlsl/generator_impl.cc b/src/writer/hlsl/generator_impl.cc
index 5ba656adc7..a85a555fcd 100644
--- a/src/writer/hlsl/generator_impl.cc
+++ b/src/writer/hlsl/generator_impl.cc
@@ -2912,6 +2912,9 @@ bool GeneratorImpl::EmitType(std::ostream& out,
                              ast::Access access,
                              const std::string& name,
                              bool* name_printed /* = nullptr */) {
+  if (name_printed) {
+    *name_printed = false;
+  }
   switch (storage_class) {
     case ast::StorageClass::kStorage:
       if (access != ast::Access::kRead) {
@@ -3091,11 +3094,11 @@ bool GeneratorImpl::EmitTypeAndName(std::ostream& out,
                                     ast::StorageClass storage_class,
                                     ast::Access access,
                                     const std::string& name) {
-  bool printed_name = false;
-  if (!EmitType(out, type, storage_class, access, name, &printed_name)) {
+  bool name_printed = false;
+  if (!EmitType(out, type, storage_class, access, name, &name_printed)) {
     return false;
   }
-  if (!name.empty() && !printed_name) {
+  if (!name.empty() && !name_printed) {
     out << " " << name;
   }
   return true;
diff --git a/src/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc b/src/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc
index f4efca46d7..f9cfe89924 100644
--- a/src/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc
+++ b/src/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc
@@ -1930,6 +1930,9 @@ bool GeneratorImpl::EmitType(std::ostream& out,
                              const sem::Type* type,
                              const std::string& name,
                              bool* name_printed /* = nullptr */) {
+  if (name_printed) {
+    *name_printed = false;
+  }
   if (auto* atomic = type->As<sem::Atomic>()) {
     if (atomic->Type()->Is<sem::I32>()) {
       out << "atomic_int";
@@ -2000,12 +2003,12 @@ bool GeneratorImpl::EmitType(std::ostream& out,
     out << " ";
     if (ptr->StoreType()->Is<sem::Array>()) {
       std::string inner = "(*" + name + ")";
-      if (name_printed) {
-        *name_printed = true;
-      }
       if (!EmitType(out, ptr->StoreType(), inner)) {
         return false;
       }
+      if (name_printed) {
+        *name_printed = true;
+      }
     } else {
       if (!EmitType(out, ptr->StoreType(), "")) {
         return false;