diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/descriptor_parse.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/descriptor_parse.cpp
index 579942c3b51..0e4ef1522f6 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/descriptor_parse.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/descriptor_parse.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 #include <test/fuzz/fuzz.h>
 #include <util/chaintype.h>
 
+/** Test a successfully parsed descriptor. */
+static void TestDescriptor(const Descriptor& desc)
+{
+    (void)desc.ToString();
+    (void)desc.IsRange();
+    (void)desc.IsSolvable();
+}
+
 void initialize_descriptor_parse()
 {
     ECC_Start();
@@ -21,10 +29,6 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(descriptor_parse, .init = initialize_descriptor_parse)
     std::string error;
     for (const bool require_checksum : {true, false}) {
         const auto desc = Parse(descriptor, signing_provider, error, require_checksum);
-        if (desc) {
-            (void)desc->ToString();
-            (void)desc->IsRange();
-            (void)desc->IsSolvable();
-        }
+        if (desc) TestDescriptor(*desc);
     }
 }