diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 6b597cf33b02..e76942e2a79f 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -940,6 +940,34 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * requeue_futex() - Requeue a futex_q from one hb to another
+ * @q:		the futex_q to requeue
+ * @hb1:	the source hash_bucket
+ * @hb2:	the target hash_bucket
+ * @key2:	the new key for the requeued futex_q
+ */
+static inline
+void requeue_futex(struct futex_q *q, struct futex_hash_bucket *hb1,
+		   struct futex_hash_bucket *hb2, union futex_key *key2)
+{
+
+	/*
+	 * If key1 and key2 hash to the same bucket, no need to
+	 * requeue.
+	 */
+	if (likely(&hb1->chain != &hb2->chain)) {
+		plist_del(&q->list, &hb1->chain);
+		plist_add(&q->list, &hb2->chain);
+		q->lock_ptr = &hb2->lock;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PI_LIST
+		q->list.plist.lock = &hb2->lock;
+#endif
+	}
+	get_futex_key_refs(key2);
+	q->key = *key2;
+}
+
 /*
  * Requeue all waiters hashed on one physical page to another
  * physical page.
@@ -999,20 +1027,7 @@ retry_private:
 		if (++ret <= nr_wake) {
 			wake_futex(this);
 		} else {
-			/*
-			 * If key1 and key2 hash to the same bucket, no need to
-			 * requeue.
-			 */
-			if (likely(head1 != &hb2->chain)) {
-				plist_del(&this->list, &hb1->chain);
-				plist_add(&this->list, &hb2->chain);
-				this->lock_ptr = &hb2->lock;
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PI_LIST
-				this->list.plist.lock = &hb2->lock;
-#endif
-			}
-			this->key = key2;
-			get_futex_key_refs(&key2);
+			requeue_futex(this, hb1, hb2, &key2);
 			drop_count++;
 
 			if (ret - nr_wake >= nr_requeue)