diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index a31cf47681b9..24c414605b08 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1995,6 +1995,16 @@ static inline bool ext4_verity_in_progress(struct inode *inode)
 
 #define NEXT_ORPHAN(inode) EXT4_I(inode)->i_dtime
 
+/*
+ * Check whether the inode is tracked as orphan (either in orphan file or
+ * orphan list).
+ */
+static inline bool ext4_inode_orphan_tracked(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_ORPHAN_FILE) ||
+		!list_empty(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_orphan);
+}
+
 /*
  * Codes for operating systems
  */
diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index 93240e35ee36..7a8b30932189 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static void ext4_inode_extension_cleanup(struct inode *inode, bool need_trunc)
 	 * to cleanup the orphan list in ext4_handle_inode_extension(). Do it
 	 * now.
 	 */
-	if (!list_empty(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_orphan) && inode->i_nlink) {
+	if (ext4_inode_orphan_tracked(inode) && inode->i_nlink) {
 		handle_t *handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_INODE, 2);
 
 		if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 59014e16fb94..f9e4ac87211e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -4719,7 +4719,7 @@ static int ext4_fill_raw_inode(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_inode *raw_inode
 		 * old inodes get re-used with the upper 16 bits of the
 		 * uid/gid intact.
 		 */
-		if (ei->i_dtime && list_empty(&ei->i_orphan)) {
+		if (ei->i_dtime && !ext4_inode_orphan_tracked(inode)) {
 			raw_inode->i_uid_high = 0;
 			raw_inode->i_gid_high = 0;
 		} else {
diff --git a/fs/ext4/orphan.c b/fs/ext4/orphan.c
index 7e4f48c15c2e..33c3a89396b1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/orphan.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/orphan.c
@@ -109,11 +109,7 @@ int ext4_orphan_add(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_FREEING)) &&
 		     !inode_is_locked(inode));
-	/*
-	 * Inode orphaned in orphan file or in orphan list?
-	 */
-	if (ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_ORPHAN_FILE) ||
-	    !list_empty(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_orphan))
+	if (ext4_inode_orphan_tracked(inode))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 5988440460c8..894529f9b0cc 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1447,9 +1447,9 @@ static void ext4_free_in_core_inode(struct inode *inode)
 
 static void ext4_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	if (!list_empty(&(EXT4_I(inode)->i_orphan))) {
+	if (ext4_inode_orphan_tracked(inode)) {
 		ext4_msg(inode->i_sb, KERN_ERR,
-			 "Inode %lu (%p): orphan list check failed!",
+			 "Inode %lu (%p): inode tracked as orphan!",
 			 inode->i_ino, EXT4_I(inode));
 		print_hex_dump(KERN_INFO, "", DUMP_PREFIX_ADDRESS, 16, 4,
 				EXT4_I(inode), sizeof(struct ext4_inode_info),