diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 001aa89..c79b875 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "xfs_bmap_util.h"
 #include "xfs_error.h"
 #include "xfs_quota.h"
-#include "xfs_dinode.h"
 #include "xfs_filestream.h"
 #include "xfs_cksum.h"
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
@@ -1169,10 +1168,7 @@
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 
-	if (dp->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
-		prid = xfs_get_projid(dp);
-	else
-		prid = XFS_PROJID_DEFAULT;
+	prid = xfs_get_initial_prid(dp);
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that we have allocated dquot(s) on disk.
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
index 9e6efccb..6c58349 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "xfs_inode_buf.h"
 #include "xfs_inode_fork.h"
+#include "xfs_dinode.h"
 
 /*
  * Kernel only inode definitions
@@ -192,6 +193,15 @@
 	ip->i_d.di_projid_lo = (__uint16_t) (projid & 0xffff);
 }
 
+static inline prid_t
+xfs_get_initial_prid(struct xfs_inode *dp)
+{
+	if (dp->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
+		return xfs_get_projid(dp);
+
+	return XFS_PROJID_DEFAULT;
+}
+
 /*
  * In-core inode flags.
  */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
index 14e58f2..13140c7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
@@ -208,10 +208,7 @@
 		return XFS_ERROR(ENAMETOOLONG);
 
 	udqp = gdqp = NULL;
-	if (dp->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
-		prid = xfs_get_projid(dp);
-	else
-		prid = XFS_PROJID_DEFAULT;
+	prid = xfs_get_initial_prid(dp);
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that we have allocated dquot(s) on disk.