diff --git a/fs/fuse/readdir.c b/fs/fuse/readdir.c
index 3e100e00e21e..65336c93c1f4 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/readdir.c
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ static bool fuse_use_readdirplus(struct inode *dir, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static bool fuse_emit(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx,
+		      struct fuse_dirent *dirent)
+{
+	return dir_emit(ctx, dirent->name, dirent->namelen, dirent->ino,
+			dirent->type);
+}
+
 static int parse_dirfile(char *buf, size_t nbytes, struct file *file,
 			 struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -39,8 +46,7 @@ static int parse_dirfile(char *buf, size_t nbytes, struct file *file,
 		if (memchr(dirent->name, '/', dirent->namelen) != NULL)
 			return -EIO;
 
-		if (!dir_emit(ctx, dirent->name, dirent->namelen,
-			       dirent->ino, dirent->type))
+		if (!fuse_emit(file, ctx, dirent))
 			break;
 
 		buf += reclen;
@@ -183,8 +189,7 @@ static int parse_dirplusfile(char *buf, size_t nbytes, struct file *file,
 			   we need to send a FORGET for each of those
 			   which we did not link.
 			*/
-			over = !dir_emit(ctx, dirent->name, dirent->namelen,
-				       dirent->ino, dirent->type);
+			over = !fuse_emit(file, ctx, dirent);
 			if (!over)
 				ctx->pos = dirent->off;
 		}