diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index ca07b2962..c3fa01418 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -3181,10 +3181,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compress_frameChunk(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
                     cSize = ZSTD_rust_noCompressBlock(op, dstCapacity, ip, blockSize, lastBlock);
                     FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cSize, "ZSTD_noCompressBlock failed");
                 } else {
-                    U32 const cBlockHeader = cSize == 1 ?
-                        lastBlock + (((U32)bt_rle)<<1) + (U32)(blockSize << 3) :
-                        lastBlock + (((U32)bt_compressed)<<1) + (U32)(cSize << 3);
-                    MEM_writeLE24(op, cBlockHeader);
+                    ZSTD_rust_writeBlockHeader(op, cSize, blockSize, lastBlock);
                     cSize += ZSTD_blockHeaderSize;
                 }
             }  /* if (ZSTD_useTargetCBlockSize(&cctx->appliedParams))*/