bp->b_ops = ops->buf_ops;
 }
 
+static inline __u64
+xfs_btree_owner(
+       struct xfs_btree_cur    *cur)
+{
+       if (cur->bc_ops->geom_flags & XFS_BTGEO_ROOT_IN_INODE)
+               return cur->bc_ino.ip->i_ino;
+       return cur->bc_ag.pag->pag_agno;
+}
+
 void
 xfs_btree_init_block_cur(
        struct xfs_btree_cur    *cur,
        int                     level,
        int                     numrecs)
 {
-       __u64                   owner;
-
-       /*
-        * we can pull the owner from the cursor right now as the different
-        * owners align directly with the pointer size of the btree. This may
-        * change in future, but is safe for current users of the generic btree
-        * code.
-        */
-       if (cur->bc_ops->geom_flags & XFS_BTGEO_LONG_PTRS)
-               owner = cur->bc_ino.ip->i_ino;
-       else
-               owner = cur->bc_ag.pag->pag_agno;
-
-       xfs_btree_init_buf(cur->bc_mp, bp, cur->bc_ops, level, numrecs, owner);
+       xfs_btree_init_buf(cur->bc_mp, bp, cur->bc_ops, level, numrecs,
+                       xfs_btree_owner(cur));
 }
 
 /*