diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 346d385..a203d35 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -5321,6 +5321,31 @@ devlink_health_reporter_find_by_name(struct devlink *devlink,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct devlink_health_reporter *
+__devlink_health_reporter_create(struct devlink *devlink,
+				 const struct devlink_health_reporter_ops *ops,
+				 u64 graceful_period, void *priv)
+{
+	struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(graceful_period && !ops->recover))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	reporter = kzalloc(sizeof(*reporter), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!reporter)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	reporter->priv = priv;
+	reporter->ops = ops;
+	reporter->devlink = devlink;
+	reporter->graceful_period = graceful_period;
+	reporter->auto_recover = !!ops->recover;
+	reporter->auto_dump = !!ops->dump;
+	mutex_init(&reporter->dump_lock);
+	refcount_set(&reporter->refcount, 1);
+	return reporter;
+}
+
 /**
  *	devlink_health_reporter_create - create devlink health reporter
  *
@@ -5342,25 +5367,11 @@ devlink_health_reporter_create(struct devlink *devlink,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (WARN_ON(graceful_period && !ops->recover)) {
-		reporter = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	reporter = __devlink_health_reporter_create(devlink, ops,
+						    graceful_period, priv);
+	if (IS_ERR(reporter))
 		goto unlock;
-	}
 
-	reporter = kzalloc(sizeof(*reporter), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!reporter) {
-		reporter = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		goto unlock;
-	}
-
-	reporter->priv = priv;
-	reporter->ops = ops;
-	reporter->devlink = devlink;
-	reporter->graceful_period = graceful_period;
-	reporter->auto_recover = !!ops->recover;
-	reporter->auto_dump = !!ops->dump;
-	mutex_init(&reporter->dump_lock);
-	refcount_set(&reporter->refcount, 1);
 	list_add_tail(&reporter->list, &devlink->reporter_list);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink->reporters_lock);