diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index c57cbdd..52b2a4d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -486,15 +486,6 @@
 	       (end2 == NFS4_MAX_UINT64 || end2 > start1);
 }
 
-static bool
-should_free_lseg(const struct pnfs_layout_range *lseg_range,
-		 const struct pnfs_layout_range *recall_range)
-{
-	return (recall_range->iomode == IOMODE_ANY ||
-		lseg_range->iomode == recall_range->iomode) &&
-	       pnfs_lseg_range_intersecting(lseg_range, recall_range);
-}
-
 static bool pnfs_lseg_dec_and_remove_zero(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg,
 		struct list_head *tmp_list)
 {
@@ -533,6 +524,27 @@
 	return (s32)(s1 - s2) > 0;
 }
 
+static bool
+pnfs_should_free_range(const struct pnfs_layout_range *lseg_range,
+		 const struct pnfs_layout_range *recall_range)
+{
+	return (recall_range->iomode == IOMODE_ANY ||
+		lseg_range->iomode == recall_range->iomode) &&
+	       pnfs_lseg_range_intersecting(lseg_range, recall_range);
+}
+
+static bool
+pnfs_match_lseg_recall(const struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg,
+		const struct pnfs_layout_range *recall_range,
+		u32 seq)
+{
+	if (seq != 0 && pnfs_seqid_is_newer(lseg->pls_seq, seq))
+		return false;
+	if (recall_range == NULL)
+		return true;
+	return pnfs_should_free_range(&lseg->pls_range, recall_range);
+}
+
 /**
  * pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_invalid - tear down lsegs or mark them for later
  * @lo: layout header containing the lsegs
@@ -562,10 +574,7 @@
 	if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs))
 		return 0;
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(lseg, next, &lo->plh_segs, pls_list)
-		if (!recall_range ||
-		    should_free_lseg(&lseg->pls_range, recall_range)) {
-			if (seq && pnfs_seqid_is_newer(lseg->pls_seq, seq))
-				continue;
+		if (pnfs_match_lseg_recall(lseg, recall_range, seq)) {
 			dprintk("%s: freeing lseg %p iomode %d seq %u"
 				"offset %llu length %llu\n", __func__,
 				lseg, lseg->pls_range.iomode, lseg->pls_seq,
@@ -1845,7 +1854,7 @@
 	assert_spin_locked(&lo->plh_inode->i_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(lseg, next, &lo->plh_segs, pls_list)
-		if (should_free_lseg(&lseg->pls_range, return_range)) {
+		if (pnfs_match_lseg_recall(lseg, return_range, seq)) {
 			dprintk("%s: marking lseg %p iomode %d "
 				"offset %llu length %llu\n", __func__,
 				lseg, lseg->pls_range.iomode,