diff --git a/flang/include/flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h b/flang/include/flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h
index 3d3dfae290d96..8205d25647916 100644
--- a/flang/include/flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h
+++ b/flang/include/flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ template <typename T> OmpDirectiveName GetOmpDirectiveName(const T &x) {
 }
 
 const OmpObjectList *GetOmpObjectList(const OmpClause &clause);
+const BlockConstruct *GetFortranBlockConstruct(
+    const ExecutionPartConstruct &epc);
 
 } // namespace Fortran::parser::omp
 
diff --git a/flang/include/flang/Semantics/openmp-utils.h b/flang/include/flang/Semantics/openmp-utils.h
index 1c54124a5738a..68318d6093a1e 100644
--- a/flang/include/flang/Semantics/openmp-utils.h
+++ b/flang/include/flang/Semantics/openmp-utils.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ const SomeExpr *HasStorageOverlap(
 bool IsAssignment(const parser::ActionStmt *x);
 bool IsPointerAssignment(const evaluate::Assignment &x);
 const parser::Block &GetInnermostExecPart(const parser::Block &block);
+bool IsStrictlyStructuredBlock(const parser::Block &block);
 } // namespace omp
 } // namespace Fortran::semantics
 
diff --git a/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-parsers.cpp b/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-parsers.cpp
index 68e0acdf91fe2..78a5746bb0bf8 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-parsers.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-parsers.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "stmt-parser.h"
 #include "token-parsers.h"
 #include "type-parser-implementation.h"
+#include "flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h"
 #include "flang/Parser/parse-tree.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/ArrayRef.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/STLExtras.h"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 
 // OpenMP Directives and Clauses
 namespace Fortran::parser {
+using namespace Fortran::parser::omp;
 
 // Helper function to print the buffer contents starting at the current point.
 [[maybe_unused]] static std::string ahead(const ParseState &state) {
@@ -1280,16 +1282,6 @@ TYPE_PARSER(sourced(
         maybe(Parser<OmpClauseList>{}),
         pure(OmpDirectiveSpecification::Flags::None))))
 
-static bool IsFortranBlockConstruct(const ExecutionPartConstruct &epc) {
-  // ExecutionPartConstruct -> ExecutableConstruct
-  //   -> Indirection<BlockConstruct>
-  if (auto *ec{std::get_if<ExecutableConstruct>(&epc.u)}) {
-    return std::holds_alternative<common::Indirection<BlockConstruct>>(ec->u);
-  } else {
-    return false;
-  }
-}
-
 static bool IsStandaloneOrdered(const OmpDirectiveSpecification &dirSpec) {
   // An ORDERED construct is standalone if it has DOACROSS or DEPEND clause.
   return dirSpec.DirId() == llvm::omp::Directive::OMPD_ordered &&
@@ -1307,7 +1299,7 @@ struct StrictlyStructuredBlockParser {
     // Detect BLOCK construct without parsing the entire thing.
     if (lookAhead(skipStuffBeforeStatement >> "BLOCK"_tok).Parse(state)) {
       if (auto epc{Parser<ExecutionPartConstruct>{}.Parse(state)}) {
-        if (IsFortranBlockConstruct(*epc)) {
+        if (GetFortranBlockConstruct(*epc) != nullptr) {
           Block body;
           body.emplace_back(std::move(*epc));
           return std::move(body);
diff --git a/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-utils.cpp b/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-utils.cpp
index ef7e4fcdbbd07..937a17f29f221 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-utils.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-utils.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h"
 
+#include "flang/Common/indirection.h"
 #include "flang/Common/template.h"
 #include "flang/Common/visit.h"
 
@@ -61,4 +62,16 @@ const OmpObjectList *GetOmpObjectList(const OmpClause &clause) {
       clause.u);
 }
 
+const BlockConstruct *GetFortranBlockConstruct(
+    const ExecutionPartConstruct &epc) {
+  // ExecutionPartConstruct -> ExecutableConstruct
+  //   -> Indirection<BlockConstruct>
+  if (auto *ec{std::get_if<ExecutableConstruct>(&epc.u)}) {
+    if (auto *ind{std::get_if<common::Indirection<BlockConstruct>>(&ec->u)}) {
+      return &ind->value();
+    }
+  }
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
 } // namespace Fortran::parser::omp
diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/check-omp-structure.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/check-omp-structure.cpp
index d1654a3adcc9c..b7f72756c9530 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/check-omp-structure.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/check-omp-structure.cpp
@@ -874,22 +874,8 @@ void OmpStructureChecker::Enter(const parser::OmpBlockConstruct &x) {
   // Missing mandatory end block: this is checked in semantics because that
   // makes it easier to control the error messages.
   // The end block is mandatory when the construct is not applied to a strictly
-  // structured block (aka it is applied to a loosely structured block). In
-  // other words, the body doesn't contain exactly one parser::BlockConstruct.
-  auto isStrictlyStructuredBlock{[](const parser::Block &block) -> bool {
-    if (block.size() != 1) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    const parser::ExecutionPartConstruct &contents{block.front()};
-    auto *executableConstruct{
-        std::get_if<parser::ExecutableConstruct>(&contents.u)};
-    if (!executableConstruct) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    return std::holds_alternative<common::Indirection<parser::BlockConstruct>>(
-        executableConstruct->u);
-  }};
-  if (!endSpec && !isStrictlyStructuredBlock(block)) {
+  // structured block (aka it is applied to a loosely structured block).
+  if (!endSpec && !IsStrictlyStructuredBlock(block)) {
     llvm::omp::Directive dirId{beginSpec.DirId()};
     auto &msg{context_.Say(beginSpec.source,
         "Expected OpenMP END %s directive"_err_en_US,
diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/openmp-utils.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/openmp-utils.cpp
index e8df346ccdc3e..2980f827d3ef3 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/openmp-utils.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/openmp-utils.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "flang/Evaluate/traverse.h"
 #include "flang/Evaluate/type.h"
 #include "flang/Evaluate/variable.h"
+#include "flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h"
 #include "flang/Parser/parse-tree.h"
 #include "flang/Semantics/expression.h"
 #include "flang/Semantics/semantics.h"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace Fortran::semantics::omp {
+using namespace Fortran::parser::omp;
 
 SourcedActionStmt GetActionStmt(const parser::ExecutionPartConstruct *x) {
   if (x == nullptr) {
@@ -397,16 +399,21 @@ const parser::Block &GetInnermostExecPart(const parser::Block &block) {
   const parser::Block *iter{&block};
   while (iter->size() == 1) {
     const parser::ExecutionPartConstruct &ep{iter->front()};
-    if (auto *exec{std::get_if<parser::ExecutableConstruct>(&ep.u)}) {
-      using BlockConstruct = common::Indirection<parser::BlockConstruct>;
-      if (auto *bc{std::get_if<BlockConstruct>(&exec->u)}) {
-        iter = &std::get<parser::Block>(bc->value().t);
-        continue;
-      }
+    if (auto *bc{GetFortranBlockConstruct(ep)}) {
+      iter = &std::get<parser::Block>(bc->t);
+    } else {
+      break;
     }
-    break;
   }
   return *iter;
 }
 
+bool IsStrictlyStructuredBlock(const parser::Block &block) {
+  if (block.size() == 1) {
+    return GetFortranBlockConstruct(block.front()) != nullptr;
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace Fortran::semantics::omp