diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c
index bb3b62aa49..fed0b779e1 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c
@@ -375,6 +375,39 @@ virStorageBackendFileSystemIsValid(virStoragePoolObjPtr pool)
     return 0;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * virStorageBackendFileSystemGetPoolSource
+ * @pool: storage pool object pointer
+ *
+ * Allocate/return a string representing the FS storage pool source.
+ * It is up to the caller to VIR_FREE the allocated string
+ */
+static char *
+virStorageBackendFileSystemGetPoolSource(virStoragePoolObjPtr pool)
+{
+    char *src = NULL;
+
+    if (pool->def->type == VIR_STORAGE_POOL_NETFS) {
+        if (pool->def->source.format == VIR_STORAGE_POOL_NETFS_CIFS) {
+            if (virAsprintf(&src, "//%s/%s",
+                            pool->def->source.hosts[0].name,
+                            pool->def->source.dir) < 0)
+                return NULL;
+        } else {
+            if (virAsprintf(&src, "%s:%s",
+                            pool->def->source.hosts[0].name,
+                            pool->def->source.dir) < 0)
+                return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (VIR_STRDUP(src, pool->def->source.devices[0].path) < 0)
+            return NULL;
+    }
+    return src;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * @pool storage pool to check for status
  *
@@ -445,22 +478,8 @@ virStorageBackendFileSystemMount(virStoragePoolObjPtr pool)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (pool->def->type == VIR_STORAGE_POOL_NETFS) {
-        if (pool->def->source.format == VIR_STORAGE_POOL_NETFS_CIFS) {
-            if (virAsprintf(&src, "//%s/%s",
-                            pool->def->source.hosts[0].name,
-                            pool->def->source.dir) == -1)
-                return -1;
-        } else {
-            if (virAsprintf(&src, "%s:%s",
-                            pool->def->source.hosts[0].name,
-                            pool->def->source.dir) == -1)
-                return -1;
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (VIR_STRDUP(src, pool->def->source.devices[0].path) < 0)
-            return -1;
-    }
+    if (!(src = virStorageBackendFileSystemGetPoolSource(pool)))
+        return -1;
 
     if (netauto)
         cmd = virCommandNewArgList(MOUNT,