diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index d8a4b90b029c15353d5ab0f5239443bd5e8a11c4..6ffae0e8809e5dc875a3c381b5109d14a0996ded 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1954,10 +1954,7 @@ void tipc_link_send_proto_msg(struct link *l_ptr, u32 msg_typ, int probe_msg,
 		msg_set_max_pkt(msg, l_ptr->max_pkt_target);
 	}
 
-	if (tipc_node_redundant_links(l_ptr->owner))
-		msg_set_redundant_link(msg);
-	else
-		msg_clear_redundant_link(msg);
+	msg_set_redundant_link(msg, tipc_node_redundant_links(l_ptr->owner));
 	msg_set_linkprio(msg, l_ptr->priority);
 
 	/* Ensure sequence number will not fit : */
diff --git a/net/tipc/msg.h b/net/tipc/msg.h
index 6948d3dbab0b2943d8e216ee888c035e0d37c8c5..bea0126cb676bf1b86c3441c305122113a26b1e6 100644
--- a/net/tipc/msg.h
+++ b/net/tipc/msg.h
@@ -719,14 +719,9 @@ static inline u32 msg_redundant_link(struct tipc_msg *m)
 	return msg_bits(m, 5, 12, 0x1);
 }
 
-static inline void msg_set_redundant_link(struct tipc_msg *m)
+static inline void msg_set_redundant_link(struct tipc_msg *m, u32 r)
 {
-	msg_set_bits(m, 5, 12, 0x1, 1);
-}
-
-static inline void msg_clear_redundant_link(struct tipc_msg *m)
-{
-	msg_set_bits(m, 5, 12, 0x1, 0);
+	msg_set_bits(m, 5, 12, 0x1, r);
 }