diff --git a/cmd/gpt.c b/cmd/gpt.c
index 007a68eaa72..8969efba8c8 100644
--- a/cmd/gpt.c
+++ b/cmd/gpt.c
@@ -211,12 +211,10 @@ static struct disk_part *allocate_disk_part(struct disk_partition *info,
 		PART_TYPE_LEN);
 	newpart->gpt_part_info.type[PART_TYPE_LEN - 1] = '\0';
 	newpart->gpt_part_info.bootable = info->bootable;
-#ifdef CONFIG_PARTITION_UUIDS
-	strncpy(newpart->gpt_part_info.uuid, (const char *)info->uuid,
-		UUID_STR_LEN);
-	/* UUID_STR_LEN is correct, as uuid[]'s length is UUID_STR_LEN+1 chars */
-	newpart->gpt_part_info.uuid[UUID_STR_LEN] = '\0';
-#endif
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PARTITION_UUIDS)) {
+		strlcpy(newpart->gpt_part_info.uuid, disk_partition_uuid(info),
+			UUID_STR_LEN + 1);
+	}
 	newpart->partnum = partnum;
 
 	return newpart;
diff --git a/disk/part.c b/disk/part.c
index 9190e880618..91c6ac42cc8 100644
--- a/disk/part.c
+++ b/disk/part.c
@@ -368,10 +368,8 @@ int part_get_info_by_type(struct blk_desc *desc, int part, int part_type,
 	struct part_driver *drv;
 
 	if (blk_enabled()) {
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
 		/* The common case is no UUID support */
-		info->uuid[0] = 0;
-#endif
+		disk_partition_clr_uuid(info);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARTITION_TYPE_GUID
 		info->type_guid[0] = 0;
 #endif
@@ -416,9 +414,7 @@ int part_get_info_whole_disk(struct blk_desc *desc,
 	info->bootable = 0;
 	strcpy((char *)info->type, BOOT_PART_TYPE);
 	strcpy((char *)info->name, "Whole Disk");
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
-	info->uuid[0] = 0;
-#endif
+	disk_partition_clr_uuid(info);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARTITION_TYPE_GUID
 	info->type_guid[0] = 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/disk/part_dos.c b/disk/part_dos.c
index cc050ca8c49..33374384373 100644
--- a/disk/part_dos.c
+++ b/disk/part_dos.c
@@ -231,10 +231,8 @@ static int part_get_info_extended(struct blk_desc *desc,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
-	if (!ext_part_sector)
+	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS) && !ext_part_sector)
 		disksig = get_unaligned_le32(&buffer[DOS_PART_DISKSIG_OFFSET]);
-#endif
 
 	ret = part_get_info_whole_disk(desc, &wdinfo);
 	if (ret)
@@ -263,9 +261,12 @@ static int part_get_info_extended(struct blk_desc *desc,
 			/* sprintf(info->type, "%d, pt->sys_ind); */
 			strcpy((char *)info->type, "U-Boot");
 			info->bootable = get_bootable(pt);
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
-			sprintf(info->uuid, "%08x-%02x", disksig, part_num);
-#endif
+			if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)) {
+				char str[12];
+
+				sprintf(str, "%08x-%02x", disksig, part_num);
+				disk_partition_set_uuid(info, str);
+			}
 			info->sys_ind = pt->sys_ind;
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -302,9 +303,7 @@ static int part_get_info_extended(struct blk_desc *desc,
 			info->blksz = DOS_PART_DEFAULT_SECTOR;
 		info->bootable = 0;
 		strcpy((char *)info->type, "U-Boot");
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
-		info->uuid[0] = 0;
-#endif
+		disk_partition_clr_uuid(info);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/disk/part_efi.c b/disk/part_efi.c
index 4ac21868d08..a6f7375cd38 100644
--- a/disk/part_efi.c
+++ b/disk/part_efi.c
@@ -289,10 +289,11 @@ int part_get_info_efi(struct blk_desc *desc, int part,
 		 print_efiname(&gpt_pte[part - 1]));
 	strcpy((char *)info->type, "U-Boot");
 	info->bootable = get_bootable(&gpt_pte[part - 1]);
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
-	uuid_bin_to_str(gpt_pte[part - 1].unique_partition_guid.b, info->uuid,
-			UUID_STR_FORMAT_GUID);
-#endif
+	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)) {
+		uuid_bin_to_str(gpt_pte[part - 1].unique_partition_guid.b,
+				(char *)disk_partition_uuid(info),
+				UUID_STR_FORMAT_GUID);
+	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARTITION_TYPE_GUID
 	uuid_bin_to_str(gpt_pte[part - 1].partition_type_guid.b,
 			info->type_guid, UUID_STR_FORMAT_GUID);
@@ -415,10 +416,7 @@ int gpt_fill_pte(struct blk_desc *desc,
 			le64_to_cpu(gpt_h->last_usable_lba);
 	int i, k;
 	size_t efiname_len, dosname_len;
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
-	char *str_uuid;
 	unsigned char *bin_uuid;
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARTITION_TYPE_GUID
 	char *str_type_guid;
 	unsigned char *bin_type_guid;
@@ -487,16 +485,19 @@ int gpt_fill_pte(struct blk_desc *desc,
 			&partition_basic_data_guid, 16);
 #endif
 
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
-		str_uuid = partitions[i].uuid;
-		bin_uuid = gpt_e[i].unique_partition_guid.b;
+		if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)) {
+			const char *str_uuid;
 
-		if (uuid_str_to_bin(str_uuid, bin_uuid, UUID_STR_FORMAT_GUID)) {
-			log_debug("Partition no. %d: invalid guid: %s\n",
-				  i, str_uuid);
-			return -EINVAL;
+			str_uuid = disk_partition_uuid(&partitions[i]);
+			bin_uuid = gpt_e[i].unique_partition_guid.b;
+
+			if (uuid_str_to_bin(str_uuid, bin_uuid,
+					    UUID_STR_FORMAT_GUID)) {
+				log_debug("Partition no. %d: invalid guid: %s\n",
+					  i, str_uuid);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 		}
-#endif
 
 		/* partition attributes */
 		memset(&gpt_e[i].attributes, 0,
diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.c b/fs/fat/fat.c
index d1476aa433d..8ff1fd0ec83 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.c
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ int fat_register_device(struct blk_desc *dev_desc, int part_no)
 		info.name[0] = 0;
 		info.type[0] = 0;
 		info.bootable = 0;
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
-		info.uuid[0] = 0;
-#endif
+		disk_partition_clr_uuid(&info);
 	}
 
 	return fat_set_blk_dev(dev_desc, &info);
diff --git a/include/part.h b/include/part.h
index 3a6be75421d..8e5e543c56e 100644
--- a/include/part.h
+++ b/include/part.h
@@ -80,6 +80,33 @@ struct disk_partition {
 #endif
 };
 
+/* Accessors for struct disk_partition field ->uuid */
+extern char *__invalid_use_of_disk_partition_uuid;
+
+static inline const char *disk_partition_uuid(const struct disk_partition *info)
+{
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
+	return info->uuid;
+#else
+	return __invalid_use_of_disk_partition_uuid;
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline void disk_partition_set_uuid(struct disk_partition *info,
+					   const char *val)
+{
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
+	strlcpy(info->uuid, val, UUID_STR_LEN + 1);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline void disk_partition_clr_uuid(struct disk_partition *info)
+{
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PARTITION_UUIDS)
+	*info->uuid = '\0';
+#endif
+}
+
 struct disk_part {
 	int partnum;
 	struct disk_partition gpt_part_info;