diff --git a/src/partition/repart.c b/src/partition/repart.c
index 879f42617a..54f2f7f855 100644
--- a/src/partition/repart.c
+++ b/src/partition/repart.c
@@ -2092,8 +2092,7 @@ static int context_load_partition_table(
                 _cleanup_free_ char *label_copy = NULL;
                 Partition *last = NULL;
                 struct fdisk_partition *p;
-                struct fdisk_parttype *pt;
-                const char *pts, *ids, *label;
+                const char *label;
                 uint64_t sz, start;
                 bool found = false;
                 sd_id128_t ptid, id;
@@ -2111,25 +2110,13 @@ static int context_load_partition_table(
                     fdisk_partition_has_partno(p) <= 0)
                         return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Found a partition without a position, size or number.");
 
-                pt = fdisk_partition_get_type(p);
-                if (!pt)
-                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EIO), "Failed to acquire type of partition: %m");
-
-                pts = fdisk_parttype_get_string(pt);
-                if (!pts)
-                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EIO), "Failed to acquire type of partition as string: %m");
-
-                r = sd_id128_from_string(pts, &ptid);
+                r = fdisk_partition_get_type_as_id128(p, &ptid);
                 if (r < 0)
-                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse partition type UUID %s: %m", pts);
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to query partition type UUID: %m");
 
-                ids = fdisk_partition_get_uuid(p);
-                if (!ids)
-                        return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Found a partition without a UUID.");
-
-                r = sd_id128_from_string(ids, &id);
+                r = fdisk_partition_get_uuid_as_id128(p, &id);
                 if (r < 0)
-                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse partition UUID %s: %m", ids);
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to query partition UUID: %m");
 
                 label = fdisk_partition_get_name(p);
                 if (!isempty(label)) {
diff --git a/src/shared/fdisk-util.c b/src/shared/fdisk-util.c
index 1cdf09b18d..eeed1840aa 100644
--- a/src/shared/fdisk-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/fdisk-util.c
@@ -26,4 +26,35 @@ int fdisk_new_context_fd(int fd, bool read_only, struct fdisk_context **ret) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+int fdisk_partition_get_uuid_as_id128(struct fdisk_partition *p, sd_id128_t *ret) {
+        const char *ids;
+
+        assert(p);
+        assert(ret);
+
+        ids = fdisk_partition_get_uuid(p);
+        if (!ids)
+                return -ENXIO;
+
+        return sd_id128_from_string(ids, ret);
+}
+
+int fdisk_partition_get_type_as_id128(struct fdisk_partition *p, sd_id128_t *ret) {
+        struct fdisk_parttype *pt;
+        const char *pts;
+
+        assert(p);
+        assert(ret);
+
+        pt = fdisk_partition_get_type(p);
+        if (!pt)
+                return -ENXIO;
+
+        pts = fdisk_parttype_get_string(pt);
+        if (!pts)
+                return -ENXIO;
+
+        return sd_id128_from_string(pts, ret);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/shared/fdisk-util.h b/src/shared/fdisk-util.h
index 49cb840c33..7f34a042ec 100644
--- a/src/shared/fdisk-util.h
+++ b/src/shared/fdisk-util.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <libfdisk.h>
 
+#include "sd-id128.h"
+
 #include "macro.h"
 
 DEFINE_TRIVIAL_CLEANUP_FUNC_FULL(struct fdisk_context*, fdisk_unref_context, NULL);
@@ -14,4 +16,7 @@ DEFINE_TRIVIAL_CLEANUP_FUNC_FULL(struct fdisk_table*, fdisk_unref_table, NULL);
 
 int fdisk_new_context_fd(int fd, bool read_only, struct fdisk_context **ret);
 
+int fdisk_partition_get_uuid_as_id128(struct fdisk_partition *p, sd_id128_t *ret);
+int fdisk_partition_get_type_as_id128(struct fdisk_partition *p, sd_id128_t *ret);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-partition.c b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-partition.c
index 33d0e584ba..bd0486d99e 100644
--- a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-partition.c
+++ b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-partition.c
@@ -106,9 +106,8 @@ int read_partition_info(
                 PartitionInfo *ret) {
 
         _cleanup_free_ char *label_copy = NULL, *device = NULL;
-        const char *pts, *ids, *label;
+        const char *label;
         struct fdisk_partition *p;
-        struct fdisk_parttype *pt;
         uint64_t start, size, flags;
         sd_id128_t ptid, id;
         GptPartitionType type;
@@ -147,25 +146,13 @@ int read_partition_info(
         if (!label)
                 return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Found a partition without a label.");
 
-        pt = fdisk_partition_get_type(p);
-        if (!pt)
-                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EIO), "Failed to acquire type of partition: %m");
-
-        pts = fdisk_parttype_get_string(pt);
-        if (!pts)
-                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EIO), "Failed to acquire type of partition as string: %m");
-
-        r = sd_id128_from_string(pts, &ptid);
+        r = fdisk_partition_get_type_as_id128(p, &ptid);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse partition type UUID %s: %m", pts);
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to read partition type UUID: %m");
 
-        ids = fdisk_partition_get_uuid(p);
-        if (!ids)
-                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Found a partition without a UUID.");
-
-        r = sd_id128_from_string(ids, &id);
+        r = fdisk_partition_get_uuid_as_id128(p, &id);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse partition UUID %s: %m", ids);
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to read partition UUID: %m");
 
         r = fdisk_partition_get_attrs_as_uint64(p, &flags);
         if (r < 0)