return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void fl_link(struct ipv6_pinfo *np, struct ipv6_fl_socklist *sfl,
+               struct ip6_flowlabel *fl)
+{
+       write_lock_bh(&ip6_sk_fl_lock);
+       sfl->fl = fl;
+       sfl->next = np->ipv6_fl_list;
+       np->ipv6_fl_list = sfl;
+       write_unlock_bh(&ip6_sk_fl_lock);
+}
+
 int ipv6_flowlabel_opt(struct sock *sk, char __user *optval, int optlen)
 {
        int err;
                                        fl1->linger = fl->linger;
                                if ((long)(fl->expires - fl1->expires) > 0)
                                        fl1->expires = fl->expires;
-                               write_lock_bh(&ip6_sk_fl_lock);
-                               sfl1->fl = fl1;
-                               sfl1->next = np->ipv6_fl_list;
-                               np->ipv6_fl_list = sfl1;
-                               write_unlock_bh(&ip6_sk_fl_lock);
+                               fl_link(np, sfl1, fl1);
                                fl_free(fl);
                                return 0;
 
                        }
                }
 
-               sfl1->fl = fl;
-               sfl1->next = np->ipv6_fl_list;
-               np->ipv6_fl_list = sfl1;
+               fl_link(np, sfl1, fl);
                return 0;
 
        default: