diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_clear_blit.c b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_clear_blit.c
index 2277cd2009a..9393a1caf00 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_clear_blit.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_clear_blit.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ etna_copy_resource(struct pipe_context *pctx, struct pipe_resource *dst,
       if (src == dst)
          etna_resource_level_mark_flushed(&dst_priv->levels[level]);
       else
-         dst_priv->levels[level].seqno = src_priv->levels[level].seqno;
+         etna_resource_level_copy_seqno(&dst_priv->levels[level], &src_priv->levels[level]);
    }
 }
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ etna_copy_resource_box(struct pipe_context *pctx, struct pipe_resource *dst,
    if (src == dst)
       etna_resource_level_mark_flushed(&dst_priv->levels[level]);
    else
-      dst_priv->levels[level].seqno = src_priv->levels[level].seqno;
+      etna_resource_level_copy_seqno(&dst_priv->levels[level], &src_priv->levels[level]);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_resource.h b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_resource.h
index 7c1a5deed90..e972cb06adc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_resource.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_resource.h
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ etna_resource_level_mark_changed(struct etna_resource_level *lvl)
    lvl->seqno++;
 }
 
+static inline void
+etna_resource_level_copy_seqno(struct etna_resource_level *dst,
+                               struct etna_resource_level *src)
+{
+   dst->seqno = src->seqno;
+}
+
 /* status of queued up but not flushed reads and write operations.
  * In _transfer_map() we need to know if queued up rendering needs
  * to be flushed to preserve the order of cpu and gpu access. */