diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 86d2c748140b..b9c65421ed81 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ void nfs_mark_delegation_referenced(struct nfs_delegation *delegation)
 	set_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_REFERENCED, &delegation->flags);
 }
 
+static bool
+nfs4_is_valid_delegation(const struct nfs_delegation *delegation,
+		fmode_t flags)
+{
+	if (delegation != NULL && (delegation->type & flags) == flags &&
+	    !test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_REVOKED, &delegation->flags) &&
+	    !test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING, &delegation->flags))
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int
 nfs4_do_check_delegation(struct inode *inode, fmode_t flags, bool mark)
 {
@@ -50,9 +61,7 @@ nfs4_do_check_delegation(struct inode *inode, fmode_t flags, bool mark)
 	flags &= FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE;
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	delegation = rcu_dereference(NFS_I(inode)->delegation);
-	if (delegation != NULL && (delegation->type & flags) == flags &&
-	    !test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_REVOKED, &delegation->flags) &&
-	    !test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING, &delegation->flags)) {
+	if (nfs4_is_valid_delegation(delegation, flags)) {
 		if (mark)
 			nfs_mark_delegation_referenced(delegation);
 		ret = 1;
@@ -894,7 +903,7 @@ bool nfs4_copy_delegation_stateid(struct inode *inode, fmode_t flags,
 	flags &= FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE;
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	delegation = rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation);
-	ret = (delegation != NULL && (delegation->type & flags) == flags);
+	ret = nfs4_is_valid_delegation(delegation, flags);
 	if (ret) {
 		nfs4_stateid_copy(dst, &delegation->stateid);
 		nfs_mark_delegation_referenced(delegation);