diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
index dde3a550d7ce..0c92987f57fc 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
@@ -245,23 +245,14 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_verify(
 	struct xfs_attr_leaf_entry	*entries;
 	uint32_t			end;	/* must be 32bit - see below */
 	int				i;
+	xfs_failaddr_t			fa;
 
 	xfs_attr3_leaf_hdr_from_disk(mp->m_attr_geo, &ichdr, leaf);
 
-	if (!xfs_verify_magic(bp, leaf->hdr.info.magic))
-		return __this_address;
-
-	if (xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb)) {
-		struct xfs_da3_node_hdr *hdr3 = bp->b_addr;
+	fa = xfs_da3_blkinfo_verify(bp, bp->b_addr);
+	if (fa)
+		return fa;
 
-		ASSERT(leaf->hdr.info.magic == hdr3->info.hdr.magic);
-		if (!uuid_equal(&hdr3->info.uuid, &mp->m_sb.sb_meta_uuid))
-			return __this_address;
-		if (be64_to_cpu(hdr3->info.blkno) != bp->b_bn)
-			return __this_address;
-		if (!xfs_log_check_lsn(mp, be64_to_cpu(hdr3->info.lsn)))
-			return __this_address;
-	}
 	/*
 	 * In recovery there is a transient state where count == 0 is valid
 	 * because we may have transitioned an empty shortform attr to a leaf
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
index 6b8ca390eecc..622f88a1b1aa 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
@@ -116,6 +116,35 @@ xfs_da_state_free(xfs_da_state_t *state)
 	kmem_zone_free(xfs_da_state_zone, state);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Verify an xfs_da3_blkinfo structure. Note that the da3 fields are only
+ * accessible on v5 filesystems. This header format is common across da node,
+ * attr leaf and dir leaf blocks.
+ */
+xfs_failaddr_t
+xfs_da3_blkinfo_verify(
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
+	struct xfs_da3_blkinfo	*hdr3)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = bp->b_target->bt_mount;
+	struct xfs_da_blkinfo	*hdr = &hdr3->hdr;
+
+	if (!xfs_verify_magic(bp, hdr->magic))
+		return __this_address;
+
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb)) {
+		ASSERT(hdr3->hdr.magic == hdr->magic);
+		if (!uuid_equal(&hdr3->uuid, &mp->m_sb.sb_meta_uuid))
+			return __this_address;
+		if (be64_to_cpu(hdr3->blkno) != bp->b_bn)
+			return __this_address;
+		if (!xfs_log_check_lsn(mp, be64_to_cpu(hdr3->lsn)))
+			return __this_address;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static xfs_failaddr_t
 xfs_da3_node_verify(
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp)
@@ -124,25 +153,16 @@ xfs_da3_node_verify(
 	struct xfs_da_intnode	*hdr = bp->b_addr;
 	struct xfs_da3_icnode_hdr ichdr;
 	const struct xfs_dir_ops *ops;
+	xfs_failaddr_t		fa;
 
 	ops = xfs_dir_get_ops(mp, NULL);
 
 	ops->node_hdr_from_disk(&ichdr, hdr);
 
-	if (!xfs_verify_magic(bp, hdr->hdr.info.magic))
-		return __this_address;
+	fa = xfs_da3_blkinfo_verify(bp, bp->b_addr);
+	if (fa)
+		return fa;
 
-	if (xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb)) {
-		struct xfs_da3_node_hdr *hdr3 = bp->b_addr;
-
-		ASSERT(hdr3->info.hdr.magic == hdr->hdr.info.magic);
-		if (!uuid_equal(&hdr3->info.uuid, &mp->m_sb.sb_meta_uuid))
-			return __this_address;
-		if (be64_to_cpu(hdr3->info.blkno) != bp->b_bn)
-			return __this_address;
-		if (!xfs_log_check_lsn(mp, be64_to_cpu(hdr3->info.lsn)))
-			return __this_address;
-	}
 	if (ichdr.level == 0)
 		return __this_address;
 	if (ichdr.level > XFS_DA_NODE_MAXDEPTH)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_format.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_format.h
index 5d5bf3bffc78..bf0c53bd2e60 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_format.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_format.h
@@ -869,4 +869,6 @@ static inline unsigned int xfs_dir2_dirblock_bytes(struct xfs_sb *sbp)
 	return 1 << (sbp->sb_blocklog + sbp->sb_dirblklog);
 }
 
+xfs_failaddr_t xfs_da3_blkinfo_verify(struct xfs_buf *, struct xfs_da3_blkinfo*);
+
 #endif /* __XFS_DA_FORMAT_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
index a99ae2cd292e..094028b7b162 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
@@ -146,21 +146,11 @@ xfs_dir3_leaf_verify(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = bp->b_target->bt_mount;
 	struct xfs_dir2_leaf	*leaf = bp->b_addr;
+	xfs_failaddr_t		fa;
 
-	if (!xfs_verify_magic(bp, leaf->hdr.info.magic))
-		return __this_address;
-
-	if (xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb)) {
-		struct xfs_dir3_leaf_hdr *leaf3 = bp->b_addr;
-
-		ASSERT(leaf3->info.hdr.magic == leaf->hdr.info.magic);
-		if (!uuid_equal(&leaf3->info.uuid, &mp->m_sb.sb_meta_uuid))
-			return __this_address;
-		if (be64_to_cpu(leaf3->info.blkno) != bp->b_bn)
-			return __this_address;
-		if (!xfs_log_check_lsn(mp, be64_to_cpu(leaf3->info.lsn)))
-			return __this_address;
-	}
+	fa = xfs_da3_blkinfo_verify(bp, bp->b_addr);
+	if (fa)
+		return fa;
 
 	return xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(mp, NULL, NULL, leaf);
 }
