diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_healthmon.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_healthmon.c
index e012c7545da0..78c87761ac89 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_healthmon.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_healthmon.c
@@ -735,6 +735,13 @@ static const unsigned int type_map[] = {
 	[XFS_HEALTHMON_DATALOST]	= XFS_HEALTH_MONITOR_TYPE_DATALOST,
 };
 
+static inline bool
+xfs_healthmon_check_outbuffer_space(const struct xfs_healthmon *hm)
+{
+	return hm->bufhead + sizeof(struct xfs_health_monitor_event) <=
+		hm->bufsize;
+}
+
 /* Render event as a V0 structure */
 STATIC int
 xfs_healthmon_format_v0(
@@ -801,10 +808,10 @@ xfs_healthmon_format_v0(
 		break;
 	}
 
-	ASSERT(hm->bufhead + sizeof(hme) <= hm->bufsize);
+	ASSERT(xfs_healthmon_check_outbuffer_space(hm));
 
 	/* copy formatted object to the outbuf */
-	if (hm->bufhead + sizeof(hme) <= hm->bufsize) {
+	if (xfs_healthmon_check_outbuffer_space(hm)) {
 		memcpy(hm->buffer + hm->bufhead, &hme, sizeof(hme));
 		hm->bufhead += sizeof(hme);
 	}
@@ -887,7 +894,11 @@ xfs_healthmon_format_pop(
 {
 	struct xfs_healthmon_event *event;
 
-	if (hm->bufhead + sizeof(*event) > hm->bufsize)
+	/*
+	 * Don't bother if there's not enough space to format even one event in
+	 * the outbuffer.
+	 */
+	if (!xfs_healthmon_check_outbuffer_space(hm))
 		return NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hm->lock);