diff --git a/storage/block_devices.go b/storage/block_devices.go
index e4c76d9..e4f6e55 100644
--- a/storage/block_devices.go
+++ b/storage/block_devices.go
@@ -740,3 +740,12 @@ func (bd *BlockDevice) isRaidType() bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func (bd *BlockDevice) isExtFsType() bool {
+	if bd.FsType == "ext2" ||
+		bd.FsType == "ext3" ||
+		bd.FsType == "ext4" {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/storage/block_devices_ops.go b/storage/block_devices_ops.go
index ecc0328..2af91d5 100644
--- a/storage/block_devices_ops.go
+++ b/storage/block_devices_ops.go
@@ -2262,9 +2262,7 @@ func validateRoot(found *bool, bd *BlockDevice,
 	} else {
 		*found = true
 		rootBlockDevice = bd.Clone()
-		if !(bd.FsType == "ext2" || bd.FsType == "ext3" ||
-			bd.FsType == "ext4" || bd.FsType == "xfs" ||
-			bd.FsType == "f2fs") {
+		if !(bd.isExtFsType() || bd.FsType == "xfs" || bd.FsType == "f2fs") {
 			results = append(results, logPartitionMustBeWarning(bd, rootLabel, "ext*|xfs|f2fs"))
 		}
 	}
@@ -2310,8 +2308,7 @@ func validateBootLegacy(rootBlockDevice *BlockDevice, rootLabel, bootLabel strin
 
 	if mediaOpts.LegacyBios {
 		if rootBlockDevice != nil {
-			if !(rootBlockDevice.FsType == "ext2" || rootBlockDevice.FsType == "ext3" ||
-				rootBlockDevice.FsType == "ext4") {
+			if !(rootBlockDevice.isExtFsType()) {
 				// xfs currently not supported due to partition table of MBR requirement
 				log.Warning("validatePartitions: legacyMode, invalid fsType: %s", rootBlockDevice.FsType)
 				results = append(results,
@@ -2745,8 +2742,7 @@ func setBootPartition(medias []*BlockDevice, mediaOpts MediaOpts, dryRun *DryRun
 
 			// Need to disable the ext 64bit mode
 			// https://wiki.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Filesystem#ext
-			if bootBlockDevice.FsType == "ext2" ||
-				bootBlockDevice.FsType == "ext3" || bootBlockDevice.FsType == "ext4" {
+			if bootBlockDevice.isExtFsType() {
 				legacyExtFsOpt := "-O ^64bit"
 				if len(bootBlockDevice.Options) > 0 {
 					bootBlockDevice.Options = strings.TrimSpace(bootBlockDevice.Options) +