diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/linker.c b/tools/qfcc/source/linker.c
index 2bb2c54fd..4cd2ce2e5 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/linker.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/linker.c
@@ -248,6 +248,15 @@ add_relocs (qfo_t *qfo)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+linker_type_mismatch (qfo_def_t *def, qfo_def_t *d)
+{
+	def_error (def, "type mismatch for `%s' `%s'",
+			   TYPE_STRING (def->name),
+			   TYPE_STRING (def->full_type));
+	def_error (d, "previous definition `%s'", TYPE_STRING (d->full_type));
+}
+
 static void
 process_def (qfo_def_t *def)
 {
@@ -260,10 +269,7 @@ process_def (qfo_def_t *def)
 		if ((_d = Hash_Find (defined_defs, STRING (def->name)))) {
 			d = deref_def (_d, &global_defs);
 			if (d->full_type != def->full_type) {
-				def_error (def, "type mismatch `%s' `%s'",
-						   TYPE_STRING (def->full_type),
-						   TYPE_STRING (d->full_type));
-				def_error (d, "previous definition");
+				linker_type_mismatch (def, d);
 				return;
 			}
 			def->ofs = d->ofs;
@@ -279,10 +285,7 @@ process_def (qfo_def_t *def)
 				int         i, size;
 
 				if (d->full_type != def->full_type) {
-					def_error (def, "type mismatch `%s' `%s'",
-							   TYPE_STRING (def->full_type),
-							   TYPE_STRING (d->full_type));
-					def_error (d, "previous definition");
+					linker_type_mismatch (def, d);
 					return;
 				}
 				d->flags &= ~QFOD_SYSTEM;
@@ -308,10 +311,7 @@ process_def (qfo_def_t *def)
 			Hash_Add (defined_defs, _d);
 			d = deref_def (_d, &global_defs);
 			if (d->full_type != def->full_type) {
-				def_error (def, "type mismatch `%s' `%s'",
-						   TYPE_STRING (def->full_type),
-						   TYPE_STRING (d->full_type));
-				def_error (d, "previous definition");
+				linker_type_mismatch (def, d);
 				continue;
 			}
 			d->ofs = def->ofs;