diff --git a/lib/rbtree.c b/lib/rbtree.c
index 61cdd0e..de89a61 100644
--- a/lib/rbtree.c
+++ b/lib/rbtree.c
@@ -66,6 +66,19 @@
 	return (struct rb_node *)red->__rb_parent_color;
 }
 
+static inline void
+__rb_change_child(struct rb_node *old, struct rb_node *new,
+		  struct rb_node *parent, struct rb_root *root)
+{
+	if (parent) {
+		if (parent->rb_left == old)
+			parent->rb_left = new;
+		else
+			parent->rb_right = new;
+	} else
+		root->rb_node = new;
+}
+
 /*
  * Helper function for rotations:
  * - old's parent and color get assigned to new
@@ -78,13 +91,7 @@
 	struct rb_node *parent = rb_parent(old);
 	new->__rb_parent_color = old->__rb_parent_color;
 	rb_set_parent_color(old, new, color);
-	if (parent) {
-		if (parent->rb_left == old)
-			parent->rb_left = new;
-		else
-			parent->rb_right = new;
-	} else
-		root->rb_node = new;
+	__rb_change_child(old, new, parent, root);
 }
 
 void rb_insert_color(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root)
@@ -375,13 +382,7 @@
 		while ((left = node->rb_left) != NULL)
 			node = left;
 
-		if (rb_parent(old)) {
-			if (rb_parent(old)->rb_left == old)
-				rb_parent(old)->rb_left = node;
-			else
-				rb_parent(old)->rb_right = node;
-		} else
-			root->rb_node = node;
+		__rb_change_child(old, node, rb_parent(old), root);
 
 		child = node->rb_right;
 		parent = rb_parent(node);
@@ -410,13 +411,7 @@
 
 	if (child)
 		rb_set_parent(child, parent);
-	if (parent) {
-		if (parent->rb_left == node)
-			parent->rb_left = child;
-		else
-			parent->rb_right = child;
-	} else
-		root->rb_node = child;
+	__rb_change_child(node, child, parent, root);
 
 color:
 	if (color == RB_BLACK)
@@ -591,14 +586,7 @@
 	struct rb_node *parent = rb_parent(victim);
 
 	/* Set the surrounding nodes to point to the replacement */
-	if (parent) {
-		if (victim == parent->rb_left)
-			parent->rb_left = new;
-		else
-			parent->rb_right = new;
-	} else {
-		root->rb_node = new;
-	}
+	__rb_change_child(victim, new, parent, root);
 	if (victim->rb_left)
 		rb_set_parent(victim->rb_left, new);
 	if (victim->rb_right)