diff --git a/src/file_vmdk.c b/src/file_vmdk.c
index 03a00bb1..9c4a67cf 100644
--- a/src/file_vmdk.c
+++ b/src/file_vmdk.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "filegen.h"
 #include "common.h"
 
-/*@ requires \valid(file_stat); */
+/*@ requires valid_register_header_check(file_stat); */
 static void register_header_check_vmdk(file_stat_t *file_stat);
 #define MAX_FILE_SIZE_VMDK (uint64_t)2048 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024
 
@@ -80,12 +80,9 @@ typedef struct
 
 /*@
   @ requires buffer_size >= sizeof(VMDK3Header);
-  @ requires \valid_read(buffer+(0..buffer_size-1));
-  @ requires valid_file_recovery(file_recovery);
-  @ requires \valid(file_recovery_new);
-  @ requires file_recovery_new->blocksize > 0;
   @ requires separation: \separated(&file_hint_vmdk, buffer+(..), file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
-  @ ensures  \result!=0 ==> valid_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
+  @ requires valid_header_check_param(buffer, buffer_size, safe_header_only, file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
+  @ ensures  valid_header_check_result(\result, file_recovery_new);
   @ assigns  *file_recovery_new;
   @*/
 static int header_check_vmdk3(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int buffer_size, const unsigned int safe_header_only, const file_recovery_t *file_recovery, file_recovery_t *file_recovery_new)
@@ -106,12 +103,9 @@ static int header_check_vmdk3(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int bu
 
 /*@
   @ requires buffer_size >= sizeof(VMDK4Header);
-  @ requires \valid_read(buffer+(0..buffer_size-1));
-  @ requires valid_file_recovery(file_recovery);
-  @ requires \valid(file_recovery_new);
-  @ requires file_recovery_new->blocksize > 0;
   @ requires separation: \separated(&file_hint_vmdk, buffer+(..), file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
-  @ ensures  \result!=0 ==> valid_file_recovery(file_recovery_new);
+  @ requires valid_header_check_param(buffer, buffer_size, safe_header_only, file_recovery, file_recovery_new);
+  @ ensures  valid_header_check_result(\result, file_recovery_new);
   @ assigns  *file_recovery_new;
   @*/
 static int header_check_vmdk4(const unsigned char *buffer, const unsigned int buffer_size, const unsigned int safe_header_only, const file_recovery_t *file_recovery, file_recovery_t *file_recovery_new)