diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.h
index fc7996af580..f17b9e3ee33 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.h
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ radeon_winsys(struct pipe_screen *screen) {
     return r300_screen(screen)->rws;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned
+r300_hyperz_pipe_count(const struct r300_screen *screen)
+{
+   if (screen->caps.family == CHIP_RV530)
+      return screen->info.r300_num_z_pipes;
+   return screen->info.r300_num_gb_pipes;
+}
+
 /* Debug functionality. */
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_texture_desc.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_texture_desc.c
index 58b3f8a0f99..bec95837950 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_texture_desc.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_texture_desc.c
@@ -366,11 +366,7 @@ static void r300_setup_hyperz_properties(struct r300_screen *screen,
         tex->tex.microtile) {
         unsigned i, pipes;
 
-        if (screen->caps.family == CHIP_RV530) {
-            pipes = screen->info.r300_num_z_pipes;
-        } else {
-            pipes = screen->info.r300_num_gb_pipes;
-        }
+        pipes = r300_hyperz_pipe_count(screen);
 
         for (i = 0; i <= tex->b.last_level; i++) {
             unsigned zcomp_numdw, zcompsize, hiz_numdw, stride, height;