} \
   } while (0)
 
+static inline void i2c_gate_ctrl(struct au0828_dev *dev, int val)
+{
+       if (dev->dvb.frontend && dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
+               dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(dev->dvb.frontend, val);
+}
+
 static inline void print_err_status(struct au0828_dev *dev,
                                    int packet, int status)
 {
        struct au0828_fh *fh = priv;
        struct au0828_dev *dev = fh->dev;
 
-       if (dev->dvb.frontend && dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
-               dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(dev->dvb.frontend, 1);
+       i2c_gate_ctrl(dev, 1);
 
        /* FIXME: when we support something other than NTSC, we are going to
           have to make the au0828 bridge adjust the size of its capture
        v4l2_device_call_all(&dev->v4l2_dev, 0, core, s_std, norm);
        dev->std_set_in_tuner_core = 1;
 
-       if (dev->dvb.frontend && dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
-               dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(dev->dvb.frontend, 0);
+       i2c_gate_ctrl(dev, 0);
        dev->std = norm;
 
        return 0;
        if (t->index != 0)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (dev->dvb.frontend && dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
-               dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(dev->dvb.frontend, 1);
+       i2c_gate_ctrl(dev, 1);
 
        v4l2_device_call_all(&dev->v4l2_dev, 0, tuner, s_tuner, t);
 
-       if (dev->dvb.frontend && dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
-               dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(dev->dvb.frontend, 0);
+       i2c_gate_ctrl(dev, 0);
 
        dprintk(1, "VIDIOC_S_TUNER: signal = %x, afc = %x\n", t->signal,
                t->afc);
        if (freq->tuner != 0)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (dev->dvb.frontend && dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
-               dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(dev->dvb.frontend, 1);
+       i2c_gate_ctrl(dev, 1);
 
        if (dev->std_set_in_tuner_core == 0) {
                /* If we've never sent the standard in tuner core, do so now.
        v4l2_device_call_all(&dev->v4l2_dev, 0, tuner, g_frequency, &new_freq);
        dev->ctrl_freq = new_freq.frequency;
 
-       if (dev->dvb.frontend && dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
-               dev->dvb.frontend->ops.analog_ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(dev->dvb.frontend, 0);
+       i2c_gate_ctrl(dev, 0);
 
        au0828_analog_stream_reset(dev);