diff --git a/pgxn/neon/neon_pgversioncompat.h b/pgxn/neon/neon_pgversioncompat.h
index e4754ec7ea..6b4b355672 100644
--- a/pgxn/neon/neon_pgversioncompat.h
+++ b/pgxn/neon/neon_pgversioncompat.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define NEON_PGVERSIONCOMPAT_H
 
 #include "fmgr.h"
+#include "storage/buf_internals.h"
 
 #if PG_MAJORVERSION_NUM < 17
 #define NRelFileInfoBackendIsTemp(rinfo) (rinfo.backend != InvalidBackendId)
@@ -20,11 +21,24 @@
 	NInfoGetRelNumber(a) == NInfoGetRelNumber(b) \
 )
 
-/* buftag population & RelFileNode/RelFileLocator rework */
+/* These macros were turned into static inline functions in v16 */
 #if PG_MAJORVERSION_NUM < 16
+static inline bool
+BufferTagsEqual(const BufferTag *tag1, const BufferTag *tag2)
+{
+	return BUFFERTAGS_EQUAL(*tag1, *tag2);
+}
 
-#define InitBufferTag(tag, rfn, fn, bn) INIT_BUFFERTAG(*tag, *rfn, fn, bn)
+static inline void
+InitBufferTag(BufferTag *tag, const RelFileNode *rnode,
+			  ForkNumber forkNum, BlockNumber blockNum)
+{
+	INIT_BUFFERTAG(*tag, *rnode, forkNum, blockNum);
+}
+#endif
 
+/* RelFileNode -> RelFileLocator rework */
+#if PG_MAJORVERSION_NUM < 16
 #define USE_RELFILENODE
 
 #define RELFILEINFO_HDR "storage/relfilenode.h"
@@ -73,8 +87,6 @@
 
 #define USE_RELFILELOCATOR
 
-#define BUFFERTAGS_EQUAL(a, b) BufferTagsEqual(&(a), &(b))
-
 #define RELFILEINFO_HDR "storage/relfilelocator.h"
 
 #define NRelFileInfo RelFileLocator
diff --git a/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c b/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
index 49ac16158e..672f70c144 100644
--- a/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
+++ b/pgxn/neon/pagestore_smgr.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ typedef struct PrfHashEntry
 	sizeof(BufferTag) \
 )
 
-#define SH_EQUAL(tb, a, b)	(BUFFERTAGS_EQUAL((a)->buftag, (b)->buftag))
+#define SH_EQUAL(tb, a, b)	(BufferTagsEqual(&(a)->buftag, &(b)->buftag))
 #define SH_SCOPE			static inline
 #define SH_DEFINE
 #define SH_DECLARE
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ Retry:
 			Assert(slot->status != PRFS_UNUSED);
 			Assert(MyPState->ring_last <= ring_index &&
 				   ring_index < MyPState->ring_unused);
-			Assert(BUFFERTAGS_EQUAL(slot->buftag, hashkey.buftag));
+			Assert(BufferTagsEqual(&slot->buftag, &hashkey.buftag));
 
 			/*
 			 * If the caller specified a request LSN to use, only accept
diff --git a/pgxn/neon_walredo/walredoproc.c b/pgxn/neon_walredo/walredoproc.c
index f98aa1cbe7..6a656c8d38 100644
--- a/pgxn/neon_walredo/walredoproc.c
+++ b/pgxn/neon_walredo/walredoproc.c
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ redo_block_filter(XLogReaderState *record, uint8 block_id)
 	 * If this block isn't one we are currently restoring, then return 'true'
 	 * so that this gets ignored
 	 */
-	return !BUFFERTAGS_EQUAL(target_tag, target_redo_tag);
+	return !BufferTagsEqual(&target_tag, &target_redo_tag);
 }
 
 /*