diff --git a/FsCrypt.cpp b/FsCrypt.cpp
index 9189953..ebb4640 100644
--- a/FsCrypt.cpp
+++ b/FsCrypt.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ using android::base::StartsWith;
 using android::base::StringPrintf;
 using android::fs_mgr::GetEntryForMountPoint;
 using android::vold::BuildDataPath;
+using android::vold::IsDotOrDotDot;
 using android::vold::IsFilesystemSupported;
 using android::vold::kEmptyAuthentication;
 using android::vold::KeyBuffer;
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ static std::vector<std::string> get_ce_key_paths(const std::string& directory_pa
             }
             break;
         }
+        if (IsDotOrDotDot(*entry)) continue;
         if (entry->d_type != DT_DIR || entry->d_name[0] != 'c') {
             LOG(DEBUG) << "Skipping non-key " << entry->d_name;
             continue;
@@ -391,6 +393,7 @@ static bool load_all_de_keys() {
             }
             break;
         }
+        if (IsDotOrDotDot(*entry)) continue;
         if (entry->d_type != DT_DIR || !is_numeric(entry->d_name)) {
             LOG(DEBUG) << "Skipping non-de-key " << entry->d_name;
             continue;
@@ -973,6 +976,7 @@ static bool destroy_volume_keys(const std::string& directory_path, const std::st
             }
             break;
         }
+        if (IsDotOrDotDot(*entry)) continue;
         if (entry->d_type != DT_DIR || entry->d_name[0] == '.') {
             LOG(DEBUG) << "Skipping non-user " << entry->d_name;
             continue;
diff --git a/MoveStorage.cpp b/MoveStorage.cpp
index 2447cce..3f636a2 100644
--- a/MoveStorage.cpp
+++ b/MoveStorage.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ static bool pushBackContents(const std::string& path, std::vector<std::string>&
     bool found = false;
     struct dirent* ent;
     while ((ent = readdir(dirp.get())) != NULL) {
-        if ((!strcmp(ent->d_name, ".")) || (!strcmp(ent->d_name, ".."))) {
-            continue;
-        }
+        if (IsDotOrDotDot(*ent)) continue;
         auto subdir = path + "/" + ent->d_name;
         found |= pushBackContents(subdir, cmd, searchLevels - 1);
     }
diff --git a/Utils.cpp b/Utils.cpp
index 2e28246..7f53a92 100644
--- a/Utils.cpp
+++ b/Utils.cpp
@@ -956,10 +956,7 @@ int64_t calculate_dir_size(int dfd) {
             int subfd;
 
             /* always skip "." and ".." */
-            if (name[0] == '.') {
-                if (name[1] == 0) continue;
-                if ((name[1] == '.') && (name[2] == 0)) continue;
-            }
+            if (IsDotOrDotDot(*de)) continue;
 
             subfd = openat(dfd, name, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY | O_CLOEXEC);
             if (subfd >= 0) {
@@ -1256,6 +1253,10 @@ status_t UnmountTree(const std::string& mountPoint) {
     return OK;
 }
 
+bool IsDotOrDotDot(const struct dirent& ent) {
+    return strcmp(ent.d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(ent.d_name, "..") == 0;
+}
+
 static status_t delete_dir_contents(DIR* dir) {
     // Shamelessly borrowed from android::installd
     int dfd = dirfd(dir);
@@ -1269,10 +1270,7 @@ static status_t delete_dir_contents(DIR* dir) {
         const char* name = de->d_name;
         if (de->d_type == DT_DIR) {
             /* always skip "." and ".." */
-            if (name[0] == '.') {
-                if (name[1] == 0) continue;
-                if ((name[1] == '.') && (name[2] == 0)) continue;
-            }
+            if (IsDotOrDotDot(*de)) continue;
 
             android::base::unique_fd subfd(
                 openat(dfd, name, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY | O_NOFOLLOW | O_CLOEXEC));
diff --git a/Utils.h b/Utils.h
index 5351450..27889c6 100644
--- a/Utils.h
+++ b/Utils.h
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ bool IsVirtioBlkDevice(unsigned int major);
 status_t UnmountTreeWithPrefix(const std::string& prefix);
 status_t UnmountTree(const std::string& mountPoint);
 
+bool IsDotOrDotDot(const struct dirent& ent);
+
 status_t DeleteDirContentsAndDir(const std::string& pathname);
 status_t DeleteDirContents(const std::string& pathname);