diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.c b/fs/9p/fid.c
index 47db55a..60fb474 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.c
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.c
@@ -257,36 +257,12 @@
 	return v9fs_fid_lookup_with_uid(dentry, uid, any);
 }
 
-struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	struct p9_fid *fid, *ret;
-
-	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
-	if (IS_ERR(fid))
-		return fid;
-
-	ret = p9_client_walk(fid, 0, NULL, 1);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone_with_uid(struct dentry *dentry, kuid_t uid)
-{
-	struct p9_fid *fid, *ret;
-
-	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup_with_uid(dentry, uid, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(fid))
-		return fid;
-
-	ret = p9_client_walk(fid, 0, NULL, 1);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 struct p9_fid *v9fs_writeback_fid(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 
-	fid = v9fs_fid_clone_with_uid(dentry, GLOBAL_ROOT_UID);
+	fid = clone_fid(v9fs_fid_lookup_with_uid(dentry, GLOBAL_ROOT_UID, 0));
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		goto error_out;
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.h b/fs/9p/fid.h
index d4c5002..4491bca 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.h
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.h
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@
 {
 	return v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
 }
-struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone(struct dentry *dentry);
 void v9fs_fid_add(struct dentry *dentry, struct p9_fid *fid);
 struct p9_fid *v9fs_writeback_fid(struct dentry *dentry);
 static inline struct p9_fid *clone_fid(struct p9_fid *fid)
 {
 	return IS_ERR(fid) ? fid :  p9_client_walk(fid, 0, NULL, 1);
 }
+static inline struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return clone_fid(v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry));
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 26189ee..8b1999b 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* clone a fid to use for creation */
-	ofid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 0, NULL, 1);
+	ofid = clone_fid(dfid);
 	if (IS_ERR(ofid)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ofid);
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index 2ed04c2..eeabcb0 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* clone a fid to use for creation */
-	ofid = p9_client_walk(dfid, 0, NULL, 1);
+	ofid = clone_fid(dfid);
 	if (IS_ERR(ofid)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(ofid);
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "p9_client_walk failed %d\n", err);
diff --git a/fs/9p/xattr.c b/fs/9p/xattr.c
index a6bd349..f329eee 100644
--- a/fs/9p/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/xattr.c
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@
 		   const void *value, size_t value_len, int flags)
 {
 	struct p9_fid *fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
-	if (IS_ERR(fid))
-		return PTR_ERR(fid);
 	return v9fs_fid_xattr_set(fid, name, value, value_len, flags);
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@
 		 name, value_len, flags);
 
 	/* Clone it */
-	fid = p9_client_walk(fid, 0, NULL, 1);
+	fid = clone_fid(fid);
 	if (IS_ERR(fid))
 		return PTR_ERR(fid);