diff --git a/gptfixer/gpt.c b/gptfixer/gpt.c
index 341e3487..ec305fcd 100644
--- a/gptfixer/gpt.c
+++ b/gptfixer/gpt.c
@@ -397,31 +397,6 @@ struct GPT *gpt_shrink_sectors(uint64_t sector_offset, uint32_t sector_size,
   return new_gpt;
 }
 
-static void write_and_free_gpt(int fd, struct GPT *gpt, uint32_t sector_size,
-                               uint64_t size) {
-  if (size == 0)
-    abort();
-  void *entries = gpt->entries;
-  assert(entries != NULL);
-  gpt->used_entries = 0;
-  gpt->entries = NULL;
-  ssize_t res =
-      pwrite64(fd, gpt, sector_size, (off_t)(gpt->header.MyLBA * sector_size));
-  if (res != sector_size)
-    err(1, "short write or write error");
-  if (fsync(fd))
-    err(1, "fsync() failed");
-  warnx("Writing 0x%" PRIX64 " bytes", size);
-  res = pwrite64(fd, entries, size,
-                 (off_t)(gpt->header.PartitionEntryLBA * sector_size));
-  if (res < 0)
-    err(1, "write error");
-  if ((size_t)res != size)
-    err(1, "short write or write error");
-  free(gpt);
-  free(entries);
-}
-
 /* Next up: Process GUID partition table (GPT) */
 static uint64_t check_gpt_header(const struct GPTHeader *header,
                                  uint64_t sector_offset, uint32_t sector_size,
@@ -578,9 +553,8 @@ static uint64_t check_gpt_header(const struct GPTHeader *header,
   return partition_table_bytes;
 }
 
-static struct GPT *
-read_and_check_gpt(int fd, uint64_t sector_offset, uint32_t sector_size,
-                   uint64_t sectors) {
+static struct GPT *read_and_check_gpt(int fd, uint64_t sector_offset,
+                                      uint32_t sector_size, uint64_t sectors) {
   char *header_buffer = NULL, *entries_buffer = NULL;
 
   if (sector_offset >= sectors) {
@@ -782,7 +756,28 @@ static void create_new_gpt(int fd, bool used_primary, uint64_t sectors,
   assert(new_gpt->entries);
   print_gpts(new_gpt);
   assert(new_gpt->entries);
-  write_and_free_gpt(fd, new_gpt, sector_size, to_write);
+  if (to_write == 0)
+    abort();
+  void *entries = new_gpt->entries;
+  assert(entries != NULL);
+  new_gpt->used_entries = 0;
+  new_gpt->entries = NULL;
+  ssize_t res = pwrite64(fd, new_gpt, sector_size,
+                         (off_t)(new_gpt->header.MyLBA * sector_size));
+  if (res != sector_size)
+    err(1, "short write or write error");
+  if (fsync(fd))
+    err(1, "fsync() failed");
+  res = pwrite64(fd, entries, to_write,
+                 (off_t)(new_gpt->header.PartitionEntryLBA * sector_size));
+  if (res < 0)
+    err(1, "write error");
+  if ((size_t)res != to_write)
+    err(1, "short write or write error");
+  if (fsync(fd))
+    err(1, "fsync() failed");
+  free(new_gpt);
+  free(entries);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {