diff --git a/builtin/ls-files.c b/builtin/ls-files.c
index 55d6f54fd8..c9307f9ef4 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-files.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-files.c
@@ -93,6 +93,19 @@ static void write_name(const char *name)
 	strbuf_release(&full_name);
 }
 
+static void print_debug(const struct cache_entry *ce)
+{
+	if (debug_mode) {
+		const struct stat_data *sd = &ce->ce_stat_data;
+
+		printf("  ctime: %d:%d\n", sd->sd_ctime.sec, sd->sd_ctime.nsec);
+		printf("  mtime: %d:%d\n", sd->sd_mtime.sec, sd->sd_mtime.nsec);
+		printf("  dev: %d\tino: %d\n", sd->sd_dev, sd->sd_ino);
+		printf("  uid: %d\tgid: %d\n", sd->sd_uid, sd->sd_gid);
+		printf("  size: %d\tflags: %x\n", sd->sd_size, ce->ce_flags);
+	}
+}
+
 static void show_dir_entry(const char *tag, struct dir_entry *ent)
 {
 	int len = max_prefix_len;
@@ -279,15 +292,7 @@ static void show_ce_entry(const struct index_state *istate,
 		}
 		write_eolinfo(istate, ce, ce->name);
 		write_name(ce->name);
-		if (debug_mode) {
-			const struct stat_data *sd = &ce->ce_stat_data;
-
-			printf("  ctime: %d:%d\n", sd->sd_ctime.sec, sd->sd_ctime.nsec);
-			printf("  mtime: %d:%d\n", sd->sd_mtime.sec, sd->sd_mtime.nsec);
-			printf("  dev: %d\tino: %d\n", sd->sd_dev, sd->sd_ino);
-			printf("  uid: %d\tgid: %d\n", sd->sd_uid, sd->sd_gid);
-			printf("  size: %d\tflags: %x\n", sd->sd_size, ce->ce_flags);
-		}
+		print_debug(ce);
 	}
 
 	strbuf_release(&name);