diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c b/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
index 087f8da..16f545d 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
@@ -424,6 +424,28 @@
 	return len;
 }
 
+int hfsplus_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+		     const void *value, size_t size, int flags,
+		     const char *prefix, size_t prefixlen)
+{
+	char *xattr_name;
+	int res;
+
+	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
+		GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xattr_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	strcpy(xattr_name, prefix);
+	strcpy(xattr_name + prefixlen, name);
+	res = __hfsplus_setxattr(dentry->d_inode, xattr_name, value, size,
+				 flags);
+	kfree(xattr_name);
+	return res;
+}
+
 static ssize_t hfsplus_getxattr_finder_info(struct inode *inode,
 						void *value, size_t size)
 {
@@ -847,9 +869,6 @@
 static int hfsplus_osx_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags, int type)
 {
-	char *xattr_name;
-	int res;
-
 	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -859,16 +878,10 @@
 	 */
 	if (is_known_namespace(name))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN
-		+ XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!xattr_name)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX);
-	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN, name);
 
-	res = hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
-	kfree(xattr_name);
-	return res;
+	return hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, name, buffer, size, flags,
+				XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX,
+				XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN);
 }
 
 static size_t hfsplus_osx_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list,
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr.h b/fs/hfsplus/xattr.h
index 570d406..f9b0955 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr.h
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr.h
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@
 int __hfsplus_setxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 			const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
 
-static inline int hfsplus_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
-			const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
-{
-	return __hfsplus_setxattr(dentry->d_inode, name, value, size, flags);
-}
+int hfsplus_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+				   const void *value, size_t size, int flags,
+				   const char *prefix, size_t prefixlen);
 
 ssize_t __hfsplus_getxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 			   void *value, size_t size);
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_security.c b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_security.c
index e67d528..aacff00 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_security.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_security.c
@@ -24,22 +24,9 @@
 static int hfsplus_security_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags, int type)
 {
-	char *xattr_name;
-	int res;
-
-	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
-		GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!xattr_name)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX);
-	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN, name);
-
-	res = hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
-	kfree(xattr_name);
-	return res;
+	return hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, name, buffer, size, flags,
+				XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
+				XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN);
 }
 
 static size_t hfsplus_security_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list,
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_trusted.c b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_trusted.c
index 0b7d78f2..bcf65089 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_trusted.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_trusted.c
@@ -22,22 +22,8 @@
 static int hfsplus_trusted_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags, int type)
 {
-	char *xattr_name;
-	int res;
-
-	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
-		GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!xattr_name)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX);
-	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN, name);
-
-	res = hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
-	kfree(xattr_name);
-	return res;
+	return hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, name, buffer, size, flags,
+				XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX, XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX_LEN);
 }
 
 static size_t hfsplus_trusted_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list,
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_user.c b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_user.c
index f8860df..5aa0e6d 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr_user.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr_user.c
@@ -22,22 +22,8 @@
 static int hfsplus_user_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 		const void *buffer, size_t size, int flags, int type)
 {
-	char *xattr_name;
-	int res;
-
-	if (!strcmp(name, ""))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	xattr_name = kmalloc(NLS_MAX_CHARSET_SIZE * HFSPLUS_ATTR_MAX_STRLEN + 1,
-		GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!xattr_name)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	strcpy(xattr_name, XATTR_USER_PREFIX);
-	strcpy(xattr_name + XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN, name);
-
-	res = hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, xattr_name, buffer, size, flags);
-	kfree(xattr_name);
-	return res;
+	return hfsplus_setxattr(dentry, name, buffer, size, flags,
+				XATTR_USER_PREFIX, XATTR_USER_PREFIX_LEN);
 }
 
 static size_t hfsplus_user_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list,