diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 8ca29bc0d786..12b71a4d4613 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -1520,6 +1520,17 @@ char *escaped_string(char *buf, char *end, u8 *addr, struct printf_spec spec,
 	return buf;
 }
 
+static char *va_format(char *buf, char *end, struct va_format *va_fmt)
+{
+	va_list va;
+
+	va_copy(va, *va_fmt->va);
+	buf += vsnprintf(buf, end > buf ? end - buf : 0, va_fmt->fmt, va);
+	va_end(va);
+
+	return buf;
+}
+
 static noinline_for_stack
 char *uuid_string(char *buf, char *end, const u8 *addr,
 		  struct printf_spec spec, const char *fmt)
@@ -2046,15 +2057,7 @@ char *pointer(const char *fmt, char *buf, char *end, void *ptr,
 	case 'U':
 		return uuid_string(buf, end, ptr, spec, fmt);
 	case 'V':
-		{
-			va_list va;
-
-			va_copy(va, *((struct va_format *)ptr)->va);
-			buf += vsnprintf(buf, end > buf ? end - buf : 0,
-					 ((struct va_format *)ptr)->fmt, va);
-			va_end(va);
-			return buf;
-		}
+		return va_format(buf, end, ptr);
 	case 'K':
 		return restricted_pointer(buf, end, ptr, spec);
 	case 'N':