diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 6c2ae3011964..676fc8aed67f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -499,12 +499,7 @@ xfs_bmap_trace_exlist(
 {
 	xfs_extnum_t	idx;		/* extent record index */
 	xfs_ifork_t	*ifp;		/* inode fork pointer */
-	int		state = 0;
-
-	if (whichfork == XFS_ATTR_FORK)
-		state |= BMAP_ATTRFORK;
-	else if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK)
-		state |= BMAP_COWFORK;
+	int		state = xfs_bmap_fork_to_state(whichfork);
 
 	ifp = XFS_IFORK_PTR(ip, whichfork);
 	ASSERT(cnt == xfs_iext_count(ifp));
@@ -925,8 +920,7 @@ xfs_bmap_local_to_extents(
 	rec.br_state = XFS_EXT_NORM;
 	xfs_iext_insert(ip, 0, 1, &rec, 0);
 
-	trace_xfs_bmap_post_update(ip, 0,
-			whichfork == XFS_ATTR_FORK ? BMAP_ATTRFORK : 0,
+	trace_xfs_bmap_post_update(ip, 0, xfs_bmap_fork_to_state(whichfork),
 			_THIS_IP_);
 	XFS_IFORK_NEXT_SET(ip, whichfork, 1);
 	ip->i_d.di_nblocks = 1;
@@ -1571,7 +1565,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_delay_real(
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t		r[3];	/* neighbor extent entries */
 					/* left is 0, right is 1, prev is 2 */
 	int			rval=0;	/* return value (logging flags) */
-	int			state = 0;/* state bits, accessed thru macros */
+	int			state = xfs_bmap_fork_to_state(whichfork);
 	xfs_filblks_t		da_new; /* new count del alloc blocks used */
 	xfs_filblks_t		da_old; /* old count del alloc blocks used */
 	xfs_filblks_t		temp=0;	/* value for da_new calculations */
@@ -1598,9 +1592,6 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_delay_real(
 #define	RIGHT		r[1]
 #define	PREV		r[2]
 
-	if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK)
-		state |= BMAP_COWFORK;
-
 	/*
 	 * Set up a bunch of variables to make the tests simpler.
 	 */
@@ -2108,7 +2099,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_unwritten_real(
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t		r[3];	/* neighbor extent entries */
 					/* left is 0, right is 1, prev is 2 */
 	int			rval=0;	/* return value (logging flags) */
-	int			state = 0;/* state bits, accessed thru macros */
+	int			state = xfs_bmap_fork_to_state(whichfork);
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec	old;
 
@@ -2116,8 +2107,6 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_unwritten_real(
 
 	cur = *curp;
 	ifp = XFS_IFORK_PTR(ip, whichfork);
-	if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK)
-		state |= BMAP_COWFORK;
 
 	ASSERT(*idx >= 0);
 	ASSERT(*idx <= xfs_iext_count(ifp));
@@ -2601,13 +2590,10 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_hole_delay(
 	xfs_filblks_t		newlen=0;	/* new indirect size */
 	xfs_filblks_t		oldlen=0;	/* old indirect size */
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t		right;	/* right neighbor extent entry */
-	int			state;  /* state bits, accessed thru macros */
+	int			state = xfs_bmap_fork_to_state(whichfork);
 	xfs_filblks_t		temp;	 /* temp for indirect calculations */
 
 	ifp = XFS_IFORK_PTR(ip, whichfork);
-	state = 0;
-	if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK)
-		state |= BMAP_COWFORK;
 	ASSERT(isnullstartblock(new->br_startblock));
 
 	/*
@@ -2760,7 +2746,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_hole_real(
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t		left;	/* left neighbor extent entry */
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t		right;	/* right neighbor extent entry */
 	int			rval=0;	/* return value (logging flags) */
-	int			state;	/* state bits, accessed thru macros */
+	int			state = xfs_bmap_fork_to_state(whichfork);
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec	old;
 
 	ASSERT(*idx >= 0);
@@ -2770,12 +2756,6 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_hole_real(
 
 	XFS_STATS_INC(mp, xs_add_exlist);
 
-	state = 0;
-	if (whichfork == XFS_ATTR_FORK)
-		state |= BMAP_ATTRFORK;
-	if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK)
-		state |= BMAP_COWFORK;
-
 	/*
 	 * Check and set flags if this segment has a left neighbor.
 	 */
@@ -4737,7 +4717,8 @@ xfs_bmap_del_extent_delay(
 	int64_t			da_old, da_new, da_diff = 0;
 	xfs_fileoff_t		del_endoff, got_endoff;
 	xfs_filblks_t		got_indlen, new_indlen, stolen;
-	int			error = 0, state = 0;
+	int			state = xfs_bmap_fork_to_state(whichfork);
+	int			error = 0;
 	bool			isrt;
 
 	XFS_STATS_INC(mp, xs_del_exlist);
@@ -4773,9 +4754,6 @@ xfs_bmap_del_extent_delay(
 		return error;
 	ip->i_delayed_blks -= del->br_blockcount;
 
-	if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK)
-		state |= BMAP_COWFORK;
-
 	if (got->br_startoff == del->br_startoff)
 		state |= BMAP_LEFT_FILLING;
 	if (got_endoff == del_endoff)
@@ -4969,17 +4947,12 @@ xfs_bmap_del_extent_real(
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t		new;	/* new record to be inserted */
 	/* REFERENCED */
 	uint			qfield;	/* quota field to update */
-	int			state = 0;
+	int			state = xfs_bmap_fork_to_state(whichfork);
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec	old;
 
 	mp = ip->i_mount;
 	XFS_STATS_INC(mp, xs_del_exlist);
 
-	if (whichfork == XFS_ATTR_FORK)
-		state |= BMAP_ATTRFORK;
-	else if (whichfork == XFS_COW_FORK)
-		state |= BMAP_COWFORK;
-
 	ifp = XFS_IFORK_PTR(ip, whichfork);
 	ASSERT((*idx >= 0) && (*idx < xfs_iext_count(ifp)));
 	ASSERT(del->br_blockcount > 0);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h
index 851982a5dfbc..a61c5480b6ad 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h
@@ -277,4 +277,16 @@ int	xfs_bmap_map_extent(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops,
 int	xfs_bmap_unmap_extent(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops,
 		struct xfs_inode *ip, struct xfs_bmbt_irec *imap);
 
+static inline int xfs_bmap_fork_to_state(int whichfork)
+{
+	switch (whichfork) {
+	case XFS_ATTR_FORK:
+		return BMAP_ATTRFORK;
+	case XFS_COW_FORK:
+		return BMAP_COWFORK;
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
 #endif	/* __XFS_BMAP_H__ */
