diff --git a/src/modules/partition/gui/CreatePartitionDialog.cpp b/src/modules/partition/gui/CreatePartitionDialog.cpp
index 310987f93..a2bd3fa66 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/gui/CreatePartitionDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/gui/CreatePartitionDialog.cpp
@@ -133,14 +133,7 @@ CreatePartitionDialog::~CreatePartitionDialog()
 PartitionTable::Flags
 CreatePartitionDialog::newFlags() const
 {
-    PartitionTable::Flags flags;
-
-    for ( int i = 0; i < m_ui->m_listFlags->count(); i++ )
-        if ( m_ui->m_listFlags->item( i )->checkState() == Qt::Checked )
-            flags |= static_cast< PartitionTable::Flag >(
-                         m_ui->m_listFlags->item( i )->data( Qt::UserRole ).toInt() );
-
-    return flags;
+    return flagsFromList( *(m_ui->m_listFlags) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/gui/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp b/src/modules/partition/gui/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp
index 8a64cb27c..c930cdf74 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/gui/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/gui/EditExistingPartitionDialog.cpp
@@ -117,14 +117,7 @@ EditExistingPartitionDialog::~EditExistingPartitionDialog()
 PartitionTable::Flags
 EditExistingPartitionDialog::newFlags() const
 {
-    PartitionTable::Flags flags;
-
-    for ( int i = 0; i < m_ui->m_listFlags->count(); i++ )
-        if ( m_ui->m_listFlags->item( i )->checkState() == Qt::Checked )
-            flags |= static_cast< PartitionTable::Flag >(
-                         m_ui->m_listFlags->item( i )->data( Qt::UserRole ).toInt() );
-
-    return flags;
+    return flagsFromList( *(m_ui->m_listFlags) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionDialogHelpers.cpp b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionDialogHelpers.cpp
index b3bb0d33a..ee08412c7 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionDialogHelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionDialogHelpers.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 
 #include <QComboBox>
+#include <QListWidget>
 
 QStringList
 standardMountPoints()
@@ -79,3 +80,18 @@ setSelectedMountPoint(QComboBox& combo, const QString& selected)
         combo.setCurrentIndex( combo.count() - 1);
     }
 }
+
+
+PartitionTable::Flags
+flagsFromList( const QListWidget& list )
+{
+    PartitionTable::Flags flags;
+
+    for ( int i = 0; i < list.count(); i++ )
+        if ( list.item( i )->checkState() == Qt::Checked )
+            flags |= static_cast< PartitionTable::Flag >(
+                         list.item( i )->data( Qt::UserRole ).toInt() );
+
+    return flags;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionDialogHelpers.h b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionDialogHelpers.h
index 3c497a62d..124c10463 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionDialogHelpers.h
+++ b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionDialogHelpers.h
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@
 #ifndef PARTITION_GUI_PARTITIONDIALOGHELPERS
 #define PARTITION_GUI_PARTITIONDIALOGHELPERS
 
+#include <kpmcore/core/partitiontable.h>
+
 #include <QStringList>
 
 class QComboBox;
+class QListWidget;
 
 /**
  * Returns a list of standard mount points (e.g. /, /usr, ...).
@@ -56,4 +59,9 @@ static inline QString selectedMountPoint(QComboBox* combo) { return selectedMoun
 void setSelectedMountPoint( QComboBox& combo, const QString& selected );
 static inline void setSelectedMountPoint(QComboBox* combo, const QString& selected) { setSelectedMountPoint( *combo, selected); }
 
+/**
+ * Get the flags that have been checked in the list widget.
+ */
+PartitionTable::Flags flagsFromList( const QListWidget& list );
+
 #endif