diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index 9fe264bec70c..9a2139ebd67d 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -809,100 +809,6 @@ static inline bool rxrpc_is_client_call(const struct rxrpc_call *call)
 	return !rxrpc_is_service_call(call);
 }
 
-/*
- * Transition a call to the complete state.
- */
-static inline bool __rxrpc_set_call_completion(struct rxrpc_call *call,
-					       enum rxrpc_call_completion compl,
-					       u32 abort_code,
-					       int error)
-{
-	if (call->state < RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE) {
-		call->abort_code = abort_code;
-		call->error = error;
-		call->completion = compl,
-		call->state = RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE;
-		trace_rxrpc_call_complete(call);
-		wake_up(&call->waitq);
-		return true;
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-static inline bool rxrpc_set_call_completion(struct rxrpc_call *call,
-					     enum rxrpc_call_completion compl,
-					     u32 abort_code,
-					     int error)
-{
-	bool ret;
-
-	write_lock_bh(&call->state_lock);
-	ret = __rxrpc_set_call_completion(call, compl, abort_code, error);
-	write_unlock_bh(&call->state_lock);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Record that a call successfully completed.
- */
-static inline bool __rxrpc_call_completed(struct rxrpc_call *call)
-{
-	return __rxrpc_set_call_completion(call, RXRPC_CALL_SUCCEEDED, 0, 0);
-}
-
-static inline bool rxrpc_call_completed(struct rxrpc_call *call)
-{
-	bool ret;
-
-	write_lock_bh(&call->state_lock);
-	ret = __rxrpc_call_completed(call);
-	write_unlock_bh(&call->state_lock);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Record that a call is locally aborted.
- */
-static inline bool __rxrpc_abort_call(const char *why, struct rxrpc_call *call,
-				      rxrpc_seq_t seq,
-				      u32 abort_code, int error)
-{
-	trace_rxrpc_abort(call->debug_id, why, call->cid, call->call_id, seq,
-			  abort_code, error);
-	return __rxrpc_set_call_completion(call, RXRPC_CALL_LOCALLY_ABORTED,
-					   abort_code, error);
-}
-
-static inline bool rxrpc_abort_call(const char *why, struct rxrpc_call *call,
-				    rxrpc_seq_t seq, u32 abort_code, int error)
-{
-	bool ret;
-
-	write_lock_bh(&call->state_lock);
-	ret = __rxrpc_abort_call(why, call, seq, abort_code, error);
-	write_unlock_bh(&call->state_lock);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Abort a call due to a protocol error.
- */
-static inline bool __rxrpc_abort_eproto(struct rxrpc_call *call,
-					struct sk_buff *skb,
-					const char *eproto_why,
-					const char *why,
-					u32 abort_code)
-{
-	struct rxrpc_skb_priv *sp = rxrpc_skb(skb);
-
-	trace_rxrpc_rx_eproto(call, sp->hdr.serial, eproto_why);
-	return rxrpc_abort_call(why, call, sp->hdr.seq, abort_code, -EPROTO);
-}
-
-#define rxrpc_abort_eproto(call, skb, eproto_why, abort_why, abort_code) \
-	__rxrpc_abort_eproto((call), (skb), tracepoint_string(eproto_why), \
-			     (abort_why), (abort_code))
-
 /*
  * conn_client.c
  */
@@ -1101,8 +1007,33 @@ extern const struct seq_operations rxrpc_peer_seq_ops;
  * recvmsg.c
  */
 void rxrpc_notify_socket(struct rxrpc_call *);
+bool __rxrpc_set_call_completion(struct rxrpc_call *, enum rxrpc_call_completion, u32, int);
+bool rxrpc_set_call_completion(struct rxrpc_call *, enum rxrpc_call_completion, u32, int);
+bool __rxrpc_call_completed(struct rxrpc_call *);
+bool rxrpc_call_completed(struct rxrpc_call *);
+bool __rxrpc_abort_call(const char *, struct rxrpc_call *, rxrpc_seq_t, u32, int);
+bool rxrpc_abort_call(const char *, struct rxrpc_call *, rxrpc_seq_t, u32, int);
 int rxrpc_recvmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t, int);
 
+/*
+ * Abort a call due to a protocol error.
+ */
+static inline bool __rxrpc_abort_eproto(struct rxrpc_call *call,
+					struct sk_buff *skb,
+					const char *eproto_why,
+					const char *why,
+					u32 abort_code)
+{
+	struct rxrpc_skb_priv *sp = rxrpc_skb(skb);
+
+	trace_rxrpc_rx_eproto(call, sp->hdr.serial, eproto_why);
+	return rxrpc_abort_call(why, call, sp->hdr.seq, abort_code, -EPROTO);
+}
+
+#define rxrpc_abort_eproto(call, skb, eproto_why, abort_why, abort_code) \
+	__rxrpc_abort_eproto((call), (skb), tracepoint_string(eproto_why), \
+			     (abort_why), (abort_code))
+
 /*
  * rtt.c
  */
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
index 8578c39ec839..6c4ba4224ddc 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
@@ -58,6 +58,80 @@ void rxrpc_notify_socket(struct rxrpc_call *call)
 	_leave("");
 }
 
+/*
+ * Transition a call to the complete state.
+ */
+bool __rxrpc_set_call_completion(struct rxrpc_call *call,
+				 enum rxrpc_call_completion compl,
+				 u32 abort_code,
+				 int error)
+{
+	if (call->state < RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE) {
+		call->abort_code = abort_code;
+		call->error = error;
+		call->completion = compl,
+		call->state = RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE;
+		trace_rxrpc_call_complete(call);
+		wake_up(&call->waitq);
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool rxrpc_set_call_completion(struct rxrpc_call *call,
+			       enum rxrpc_call_completion compl,
+			       u32 abort_code,
+			       int error)
+{
+	bool ret;
+
+	write_lock_bh(&call->state_lock);
+	ret = __rxrpc_set_call_completion(call, compl, abort_code, error);
+	write_unlock_bh(&call->state_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Record that a call successfully completed.
+ */
+bool __rxrpc_call_completed(struct rxrpc_call *call)
+{
+	return __rxrpc_set_call_completion(call, RXRPC_CALL_SUCCEEDED, 0, 0);
+}
+
+bool rxrpc_call_completed(struct rxrpc_call *call)
+{
+	bool ret;
+
+	write_lock_bh(&call->state_lock);
+	ret = __rxrpc_call_completed(call);
+	write_unlock_bh(&call->state_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Record that a call is locally aborted.
+ */
+bool __rxrpc_abort_call(const char *why, struct rxrpc_call *call,
+			rxrpc_seq_t seq, u32 abort_code, int error)
+{
+	trace_rxrpc_abort(call->debug_id, why, call->cid, call->call_id, seq,
+			  abort_code, error);
+	return __rxrpc_set_call_completion(call, RXRPC_CALL_LOCALLY_ABORTED,
+					   abort_code, error);
+}
+
+bool rxrpc_abort_call(const char *why, struct rxrpc_call *call,
+		      rxrpc_seq_t seq, u32 abort_code, int error)
+{
+	bool ret;
+
+	write_lock_bh(&call->state_lock);
+	ret = __rxrpc_abort_call(why, call, seq, abort_code, error);
+	write_unlock_bh(&call->state_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Pass a call terminating message to userspace.
  */
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
index 5e9c43d4a314..5dd9ba000c00 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/sendmsg.c
@@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ static int rxrpc_queue_packet(struct rxrpc_sock *rx, struct rxrpc_call *call,
 		case -ENETUNREACH:
 		case -EHOSTUNREACH:
 		case -ECONNREFUSED:
-			rxrpc_set_call_completion(call,
-						  RXRPC_CALL_LOCAL_ERROR,
-						  0, ret);
-			rxrpc_notify_socket(call);
+			if (rxrpc_set_call_completion(call,
+						      RXRPC_CALL_LOCAL_ERROR,
+						      0, ret))
+				rxrpc_notify_socket(call);
 			goto out;
 		}
 		_debug("need instant resend %d", ret);