diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.h b/fs/fat/fat.h
index f16948ed5bf8..980c0346c168 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.h
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.h
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ static inline sector_t fat_clus_to_blknr(struct msdos_sb_info *sbi, int clus)
 		+ sbi->data_start;
 }
 
+static inline void fat_get_blknr_offset(struct msdos_sb_info *sbi,
+				loff_t i_pos, sector_t *blknr, int *offset)
+{
+	*blknr = i_pos >> sbi->dir_per_block_bits;
+	*offset = i_pos & (sbi->dir_per_block - 1);
+}
+
 static inline loff_t fat_i_pos_read(struct msdos_sb_info *sbi,
 					struct inode *inode)
 {
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index 78e363c844cb..68cb5a6eb539 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -662,7 +662,8 @@ static int __fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct msdos_dir_entry *raw_entry;
 	loff_t i_pos;
-	int err;
+	sector_t blocknr;
+	int err, offset;
 
 	if (inode->i_ino == MSDOS_ROOT_INO)
 		return 0;
@@ -672,7 +673,8 @@ static int __fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 	if (!i_pos)
 		return 0;
 
-	bh = sb_bread(sb, i_pos >> sbi->dir_per_block_bits);
+	fat_get_blknr_offset(sbi, i_pos, &blocknr, &offset);
+	bh = sb_bread(sb, blocknr);
 	if (!bh) {
 		fat_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "unable to read inode block "
 		       "for updating (i_pos %lld)", i_pos);
@@ -685,8 +687,7 @@ static int __fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
 		goto retry;
 	}
 
-	raw_entry = &((struct msdos_dir_entry *) (bh->b_data))
-	    [i_pos & (sbi->dir_per_block - 1)];
+	raw_entry = &((struct msdos_dir_entry *) (bh->b_data))[offset];
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		raw_entry->size = 0;
 	else