diff --git a/convert/main.c b/convert/main.c
index 15f14af2..8d9f29fa 100644
--- a/convert/main.c
+++ b/convert/main.c
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ static int do_convert(const char *devname, int datacsum, int packing,
 	memset(mkfs_cfg.chunk_uuid, 0, BTRFS_UUID_UNPARSED_SIZE);
 	memset(mkfs_cfg.fs_uuid, 0, BTRFS_UUID_UNPARSED_SIZE);
 
-	ret = make_btrfs(fd, &mkfs_cfg, &cctx);
+	ret = make_convert_btrfs(fd, &mkfs_cfg, &cctx);
 	if (ret) {
 		error("unable to create initial ctree: %s", strerror(-ret));
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/mkfs/main.c b/mkfs/main.c
index 8cdc74b7..72834c9c 100644
--- a/mkfs/main.c
+++ b/mkfs/main.c
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	mkfs_cfg.stripesize = stripesize;
 	mkfs_cfg.features = features;
 
-	ret = make_btrfs(fd, &mkfs_cfg, NULL);
+	ret = make_btrfs(fd, &mkfs_cfg);
 	if (ret) {
 		error("error during mkfs: %s", strerror(-ret));
 		exit(1);
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 26493c56..5a481976 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ out:
  *    Split into small blocks and reuse codes.
  *    TODO: Reuse tree operation facilities by introducing new flags
  */
-static int make_convert_btrfs(int fd, struct btrfs_mkfs_config *cfg,
+int make_convert_btrfs(int fd, struct btrfs_mkfs_config *cfg,
 			      struct btrfs_convert_context *cctx)
 {
 	struct cache_tree *free = &cctx->free;
@@ -1052,8 +1052,7 @@ out:
  * The superblock signature is not valid, denotes a partially created
  * filesystem, needs to be finalized.
  */
-int make_btrfs(int fd, struct btrfs_mkfs_config *cfg,
-		struct btrfs_convert_context *cctx)
+int make_btrfs(int fd, struct btrfs_mkfs_config *cfg)
 {
 	struct btrfs_super_block super;
 	struct extent_buffer *buf;
@@ -1078,8 +1077,6 @@ int make_btrfs(int fd, struct btrfs_mkfs_config *cfg,
 				 BTRFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SKINNY_METADATA);
 	u64 num_bytes;
 
-	if (cctx)
-		return make_convert_btrfs(fd, cfg, cctx);
 	buf = malloc(sizeof(*buf) + max(cfg->sectorsize, cfg->nodesize));
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index a99bd701..3d30bd12 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ struct btrfs_convert_context {
 #define	PREP_DEVICE_DISCARD	(1U << 1)
 #define	PREP_DEVICE_VERBOSE	(1U << 2)
 
-int make_btrfs(int fd, struct btrfs_mkfs_config *cfg,
-		struct btrfs_convert_context *cctx);
+int make_btrfs(int fd, struct btrfs_mkfs_config *cfg);
+int make_convert_btrfs(int fd, struct btrfs_mkfs_config *cfg,
+			      struct btrfs_convert_context *cctx);
 int btrfs_make_root_dir(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			struct btrfs_root *root, u64 objectid);
 int btrfs_prepare_device(int fd, const char *file, u64 *block_count_ret,