diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index e0c45fd..04f0f1d 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -333,6 +333,12 @@ client_set_fullscreen(Client *c, int fullscreen)
 	wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_fullscreen(c->surface.xdg->toplevel, fullscreen);
 }
 
+static inline void
+client_set_scale(struct wlr_surface *s, float scale) {
+	wlr_fractional_scale_v1_notify_scale(s, scale);
+	wlr_surface_set_preferred_buffer_scale(s, (int32_t)ceilf(scale));
+}
+
 static inline uint32_t
 client_set_size(Client *c, uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
 {
diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index a43e445..b2cd822 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -759,8 +759,7 @@ commitlayersurfacenotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	struct wlr_layer_surface_v1_state old_state;
 
 	if (l->layer_surface->initial_commit) {
-		wlr_fractional_scale_v1_notify_scale(layer_surface->surface, l->mon->wlr_output->scale);
-		wlr_surface_set_preferred_buffer_scale(layer_surface->surface, (int32_t)ceilf(l->mon->wlr_output->scale));
+		client_set_scale(layer_surface->surface, l->mon->wlr_output->scale);
 
 		/* Temporarily set the layer's current state to pending
 		 * so that we can easily arrange it */
@@ -799,8 +798,7 @@ commitnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 		 * a wrong monitor.
 		 */
 		applyrules(c);
-		wlr_surface_set_preferred_buffer_scale(client_surface(c), (int)ceilf(c->mon->wlr_output->scale));
-		wlr_fractional_scale_v1_notify_scale(client_surface(c), c->mon->wlr_output->scale);
+		client_set_scale(client_surface(c), c->mon->wlr_output->scale);
 		setmon(c, NULL, 0); /* Make sure to reapply rules in mapnotify() */
 
 		wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_wm_capabilities(c->surface.xdg->toplevel, WLR_XDG_TOPLEVEL_WM_CAPABILITIES_FULLSCREEN);