diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index 08cb7d1a4a3a..013cc78d7daf 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -834,9 +834,7 @@ xfs_inode_item_format_convert(
 		in_f->ilf_dsize = in_f32->ilf_dsize;
 		in_f->ilf_ino = in_f32->ilf_ino;
 		/* copy biggest field of ilf_u */
-		memcpy(in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid.__u_bits,
-		       in_f32->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid.__u_bits,
-		       sizeof(uuid_t));
+		uuid_copy(&in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid, &in_f32->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid);
 		in_f->ilf_blkno = in_f32->ilf_blkno;
 		in_f->ilf_len = in_f32->ilf_len;
 		in_f->ilf_boffset = in_f32->ilf_boffset;
@@ -851,9 +849,7 @@ xfs_inode_item_format_convert(
 		in_f->ilf_dsize = in_f64->ilf_dsize;
 		in_f->ilf_ino = in_f64->ilf_ino;
 		/* copy biggest field of ilf_u */
-		memcpy(in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid.__u_bits,
-		       in_f64->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid.__u_bits,
-		       sizeof(uuid_t));
+		uuid_copy(&in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid, &in_f64->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid);
 		in_f->ilf_blkno = in_f64->ilf_blkno;
 		in_f->ilf_len = in_f64->ilf_len;
 		in_f->ilf_boffset = in_f64->ilf_boffset;