diff --git a/src/modules/partition/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp b/src/modules/partition/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp
index 6a991143f..f80e05108 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp
@@ -44,19 +44,7 @@ EditExistingPartitionDialog::EditExistingPartitionDialog( Device* device, Partit
 
     // Create a partition for partResizerWidget because it alters the first and
     // last sectors when used
-    FileSystem* fs = FileSystemFactory::create(
-                         m_partition->fileSystem().type(),
-                         m_partition->firstSector(),
-                         m_partition->lastSector()
-                     );
-    m_partResizerWidgetPartition.reset( new Partition(
-                                            m_partition->parent(),
-                                            *m_device,
-                                            m_partition->roles(),
-                                            fs, fs->firstSector(), fs->lastSector(),
-                                            m_partition->partitionPath()
-                                        )
-                                      );
+    m_partResizerWidgetPartition.reset( PMUtils::clonePartition( m_device, m_partition ) );
 
     m_partitionSizeController->init( m_device, m_partResizerWidgetPartition.data() );
     m_partitionSizeController->setSpinBox( m_ui->sizeSpinBox );
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/PMUtils.cpp b/src/modules/partition/PMUtils.cpp
index 7de100d27..5be9afb00 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/PMUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/PMUtils.cpp
@@ -66,4 +66,21 @@ createNewPartition( PartitionNode* parent, const Device& device, const Partition
            );
 }
 
+Partition*
+clonePartition( Device* device, Partition* partition )
+{
+    FileSystem* fs = FileSystemFactory::create(
+                         partition->fileSystem().type(),
+                         partition->firstSector(),
+                         partition->lastSector()
+                     );
+    return new Partition(
+        partition->parent(),
+        *device,
+        partition->roles(),
+        fs, fs->firstSector(), fs->lastSector(),
+        partition->partitionPath()
+    );
+}
+
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/PMUtils.h b/src/modules/partition/PMUtils.h
index 23eed5708..b04cef8b0 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/PMUtils.h
+++ b/src/modules/partition/PMUtils.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Partition* findPartitionByMountPoint( const QList< Device* >& devices, const QSt
 
 Partition* createNewPartition( PartitionNode* parent, const Device& device, const PartitionRole& role, FileSystem::Type fsType, qint64 firstSector, qint64 lastSector );
 
+Partition* clonePartition( Device* device, Partition* partition );
 }
 
 #endif /* PMUTILS_H */