diff --git a/sql/sql_plugin.cc b/sql/sql_plugin.cc
index 2ec67a89746..0ceb3088c6a 100644
--- a/sql/sql_plugin.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_plugin.cc
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ static plugin_ref intern_plugin_lock(LEX *lex, plugin_ref plugin);
 static void intern_plugin_unlock(LEX *lex, plugin_ref plugin);
 static void reap_plugins(void);
 
+bool plugin_is_forced(struct st_plugin_int *p)
+{
+  return p->load_option == PLUGIN_FORCE ||
+         p->load_option == PLUGIN_FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT;
+}
+
 static void report_error(int where_to, uint error, ...)
 {
   va_list args;
@@ -1657,8 +1663,7 @@ int plugin_init(int *argc, char **argv, int flags)
   while ((plugin_ptr= *(--reap)))
   {
     mysql_mutex_unlock(&LOCK_plugin);
-    if (plugin_ptr->load_option == PLUGIN_FORCE ||
-        plugin_ptr->load_option == PLUGIN_FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT)
+    if (plugin_is_forced(plugin_ptr))
       reaped_mandatory_plugin= TRUE;
     plugin_deinitialize(plugin_ptr, true);
     mysql_mutex_lock(&LOCK_plugin);
@@ -3505,8 +3510,7 @@ static int construct_options(MEM_ROOT *mem_root, struct st_plugin_int *tmp,
                                                   plugin_dash.length + 1);
   strxmov(plugin_name_with_prefix_ptr, plugin_dash.str, plugin_name_ptr, NullS);
 
-  if (tmp->load_option != PLUGIN_FORCE &&
-      tmp->load_option != PLUGIN_FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT)
+  if (!plugin_is_forced(tmp))
   {
     /* support --skip-plugin-foo syntax */
     options[0].name= plugin_name_ptr;
@@ -3823,8 +3827,7 @@ static int test_plugin_options(MEM_ROOT *tmp_root, struct st_plugin_int *tmp,
       We adjust the default value to account for the hardcoded exceptions
       we have set for the federated and ndbcluster storage engines.
     */
-    if (tmp->load_option != PLUGIN_FORCE &&
-        tmp->load_option != PLUGIN_FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT)
+    if (!plugin_is_forced(tmp))
       opts[0].def_value= opts[1].def_value= plugin_load_option;
 
     error= handle_options(argc, &argv, opts, NULL);
@@ -3840,8 +3843,7 @@ static int test_plugin_options(MEM_ROOT *tmp_root, struct st_plugin_int *tmp,
      Set plugin loading policy from option value. First element in the option
      list is always the <plugin name> option value.
     */
-    if (tmp->load_option != PLUGIN_FORCE &&
-        tmp->load_option != PLUGIN_FORCE_PLUS_PERMANENT)
+    if (!plugin_is_forced(tmp))
       plugin_load_option= (enum_plugin_load_option) *(ulong*) opts[0].value;
   }