diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h
index 4999b89b93..374e721864 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h
@@ -722,4 +722,15 @@ afs_file_write(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *pos)
 #endif
 }
 
+static inline char*
+afs_d_path(struct dentry *dp, struct vfsmount *mnt, char *buf, int buflen)
+{
+#ifdef D_PATH_TAKES_STRUCT_PATH
+    afs_linux_path_t p = { .mnt = mnt, .dentry = dp };
+    return d_path(&p, buf, buflen);
+#else
+    return d_path(dp, mnt, buf, buflen);
+#endif
+}
+
 #endif /* AFS_LINUX_OSI_COMPAT_H */
diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_misc.c b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_misc.c
index 0e9336db66..aa5d5fc936 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_misc.c
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_misc.c
@@ -138,13 +138,7 @@ int osi_abspath(char *aname, char *buf, int buflen,
 	return -PTR_ERR(name);
     code = osi_lookupname_internal(name, followlink, &mnt, &dp);
     if (!code) {
-#if defined(D_PATH_TAKES_STRUCT_PATH)
-	afs_linux_path_t p = { .mnt = mnt, .dentry = dp };
-	path = d_path(&p, buf, buflen);
-#else
-	path = d_path(dp, mnt, buf, buflen);
-#endif
-
+	path = afs_d_path(dp, mnt, buf, buflen);
 	if (IS_ERR(path)) {
 	    code = -PTR_ERR(path);
 	} else {