diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index c3fa01418..ac7067ba8 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -5274,15 +5274,13 @@ ZSTD_compressSequences_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
             FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cBlockSize, "ZSTD_rleCompressBlock failed");
             DEBUGLOG(5, "Writing out RLE block, size: %zu", cBlockSize);
         } else {
-            U32 cBlockHeader;
             /* Error checking and repcodes update */
             ZSTD_blockState_confirmRepcodesAndEntropyTables(&cctx->blockState);
             if (cctx->blockState.prevCBlock->entropy.fse.offcode_repeatMode == FSE_repeat_valid)
                 cctx->blockState.prevCBlock->entropy.fse.offcode_repeatMode = FSE_repeat_check;
 
             /* Write block header into beginning of block*/
-            cBlockHeader = lastBlock + (((U32)bt_compressed)<<1) + (U32)(compressedSeqsSize << 3);
-            MEM_writeLE24(op, cBlockHeader);
+            ZSTD_rust_writeBlockHeader(op, compressedSeqsSize, blockSize, lastBlock);
             cBlockSize = ZSTD_blockHeaderSize + compressedSeqsSize;
             DEBUGLOG(5, "Writing out compressed block, size: %zu", cBlockSize);
         }
@@ -5528,7 +5526,6 @@ ZSTD_compressSequencesAndLiterals_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
              */
             RETURN_ERROR(cannotProduce_uncompressedBlock, "ZSTD_compressSequencesAndLiterals cannot generate an uncompressed block");
         } else {
-            U32 cBlockHeader;
             assert(compressedSeqsSize > 1); /* no RLE */
             /* Error checking and repcodes update */
             ZSTD_blockState_confirmRepcodesAndEntropyTables(&cctx->blockState);
@@ -5536,8 +5533,7 @@ ZSTD_compressSequencesAndLiterals_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
                 cctx->blockState.prevCBlock->entropy.fse.offcode_repeatMode = FSE_repeat_check;
 
             /* Write block header into beginning of block*/
-            cBlockHeader = lastBlock + (((U32)bt_compressed)<<1) + (U32)(compressedSeqsSize << 3);
-            MEM_writeLE24(op, cBlockHeader);
+            ZSTD_rust_writeBlockHeader(op, compressedSeqsSize, block.blockSize, lastBlock);
             cBlockSize = ZSTD_blockHeaderSize + compressedSeqsSize;
             DEBUGLOG(5, "Writing out compressed block, size: %zu", cBlockSize);
         }