diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c
index 2925726529f8029fcd4ba3ecaf4b22efec285f0c..5bfcb8779f9f63c93907aa45aa1a83bcfbf186a4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c
@@ -692,6 +692,24 @@ xfs_da_join(xfs_da_state_t *state)
 	return(error);
 }
 
+#ifdef	DEBUG
+static void
+xfs_da_blkinfo_onlychild_validate(struct xfs_da_blkinfo *blkinfo, __u16 level)
+{
+	__be16	magic = blkinfo->magic;
+
+	if (level == 1) {
+		ASSERT(magic == cpu_to_be16(XFS_DIR2_LEAFN_MAGIC) ||
+		       magic == cpu_to_be16(XFS_ATTR_LEAF_MAGIC));
+	} else
+		ASSERT(magic == cpu_to_be16(XFS_DA_NODE_MAGIC));
+	ASSERT(!blkinfo->forw);
+	ASSERT(!blkinfo->back);
+}
+#else	/* !DEBUG */
+#define	xfs_da_blkinfo_onlychild_validate(blkinfo, level)
+#endif	/* !DEBUG */
+
 /*
  * We have only one entry in the root.  Copy the only remaining child of
  * the old root to block 0 as the new root node.
@@ -700,8 +718,6 @@ STATIC int
 xfs_da_root_join(xfs_da_state_t *state, xfs_da_state_blk_t *root_blk)
 {
 	xfs_da_intnode_t *oldroot;
-	/* REFERENCED */
-	xfs_da_blkinfo_t *blkinfo;
 	xfs_da_args_t *args;
 	xfs_dablk_t child;
 	xfs_dabuf_t *bp;
@@ -732,15 +748,9 @@ xfs_da_root_join(xfs_da_state_t *state, xfs_da_state_blk_t *root_blk)
 	if (error)
 		return(error);
 	ASSERT(bp != NULL);
-	blkinfo = bp->data;
-	if (be16_to_cpu(oldroot->hdr.level) == 1) {
-		ASSERT(blkinfo->magic == cpu_to_be16(XFS_DIR2_LEAFN_MAGIC) ||
-		       blkinfo->magic == cpu_to_be16(XFS_ATTR_LEAF_MAGIC));
-	} else {
-		ASSERT(blkinfo->magic == cpu_to_be16(XFS_DA_NODE_MAGIC));
-	}
-	ASSERT(!blkinfo->forw);
-	ASSERT(!blkinfo->back);
+	xfs_da_blkinfo_onlychild_validate(bp->data,
+					be16_to_cpu(oldroot->hdr.level));
+
 	memcpy(root_blk->bp->data, bp->data, state->blocksize);
 	xfs_da_log_buf(args->trans, root_blk->bp, 0, state->blocksize - 1);
 	error = xfs_da_shrink_inode(args, child, bp);