diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index c9755871042159bdf32a7bd980d8ee4d3a9a51bf..9fcb3e197b144a72279f9370a0915f27eb6b6c5e 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -463,6 +463,16 @@ struct rxrpc_connection {
 	u8			out_clientflag;	/* RXRPC_CLIENT_INITIATED if we are client */
 };
 
+static inline bool rxrpc_to_server(const struct rxrpc_skb_priv *sp)
+{
+	return sp->hdr.flags & RXRPC_CLIENT_INITIATED;
+}
+
+static inline bool rxrpc_to_client(const struct rxrpc_skb_priv *sp)
+{
+	return !rxrpc_to_server(sp);
+}
+
 /*
  * Flags in call->flags.
  */
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c b/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
index 1746b48cb165e3bebf604c7c3eaf94b489628a98..390ba50cfab4f2dd92784a41e752cbe6e5b19a87 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct rxrpc_connection *rxrpc_find_connection_rcu(struct rxrpc_local *local,
 	k.epoch	= sp->hdr.epoch;
 	k.cid	= sp->hdr.cid & RXRPC_CIDMASK;
 
-	if (sp->hdr.flags & RXRPC_CLIENT_INITIATED) {
+	if (rxrpc_to_server(sp)) {
 		/* We need to look up service connections by the full protocol
 		 * parameter set.  We look up the peer first as an intermediate
 		 * step and then the connection from the peer's tree.
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/input.c b/net/rxrpc/input.c
index cfdc199c63510255c1d8cd60baed3c5f66b93d28..ec299c627f7728180b8ab41583b8fe9ffb47594c 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/input.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/input.c
@@ -1177,10 +1177,6 @@ void rxrpc_data_ready(struct sock *udp_sk)
 
 	trace_rxrpc_rx_packet(sp);
 
-	_net("Rx RxRPC %s ep=%x call=%x:%x",
-	     sp->hdr.flags & RXRPC_CLIENT_INITIATED ? "ToServer" : "ToClient",
-	     sp->hdr.epoch, sp->hdr.cid, sp->hdr.callNumber);
-
 	if (sp->hdr.type >= RXRPC_N_PACKET_TYPES ||
 	    !((RXRPC_SUPPORTED_PACKET_TYPES >> sp->hdr.type) & 1)) {
 		_proto("Rx Bad Packet Type %u", sp->hdr.type);
@@ -1189,13 +1185,13 @@ void rxrpc_data_ready(struct sock *udp_sk)
 
 	switch (sp->hdr.type) {
 	case RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_VERSION:
-		if (!(sp->hdr.flags & RXRPC_CLIENT_INITIATED))
+		if (rxrpc_to_client(sp))
 			goto discard;
 		rxrpc_post_packet_to_local(local, skb);
 		goto out;
 
 	case RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_BUSY:
-		if (sp->hdr.flags & RXRPC_CLIENT_INITIATED)
+		if (rxrpc_to_server(sp))
 			goto discard;
 		/* Fall through */
 
@@ -1280,7 +1276,7 @@ void rxrpc_data_ready(struct sock *udp_sk)
 		call = rcu_dereference(chan->call);
 
 		if (sp->hdr.callNumber > chan->call_id) {
-			if (!(sp->hdr.flags & RXRPC_CLIENT_INITIATED)) {
+			if (rxrpc_to_client(sp)) {
 				rcu_read_unlock();
 				goto reject_packet;
 			}
@@ -1303,7 +1299,7 @@ void rxrpc_data_ready(struct sock *udp_sk)
 	}
 
 	if (!call || atomic_read(&call->usage) == 0) {
-		if (!(sp->hdr.type & RXRPC_CLIENT_INITIATED) ||
+		if (rxrpc_to_client(sp) ||
 		    sp->hdr.callNumber == 0 ||
 		    sp->hdr.type != RXRPC_PACKET_TYPE_DATA)
 			goto bad_message_unlock;