diff --git a/net/rxrpc/Makefile b/net/rxrpc/Makefile
index e76d3459d78e..ac5caf5a48e1 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/Makefile
+++ b/net/rxrpc/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ rxrpc-y := \
 	call_accept.o \
 	call_event.o \
 	call_object.o \
+	call_state.o \
 	conn_client.o \
 	conn_event.o \
 	conn_object.o \
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index 2740c6333114..203e0354d86b 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -885,6 +885,24 @@ static inline bool rxrpc_is_client_call(const struct rxrpc_call *call)
 	return !rxrpc_is_service_call(call);
 }
 
+/*
+ * call_state.c
+ */
+bool __rxrpc_set_call_completion(struct rxrpc_call *call,
+				 enum rxrpc_call_completion compl,
+				 u32 abort_code,
+				 int error);
+bool rxrpc_set_call_completion(struct rxrpc_call *call,
+			       enum rxrpc_call_completion compl,
+			       u32 abort_code,
+			       int error);
+bool __rxrpc_call_completed(struct rxrpc_call *call);
+bool rxrpc_call_completed(struct rxrpc_call *call);
+bool __rxrpc_abort_call(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_seq_t seq,
+			u32 abort_code, int error, enum rxrpc_abort_reason why);
+bool rxrpc_abort_call(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_seq_t seq,
+		      u32 abort_code, int error, enum rxrpc_abort_reason why);
+
 /*
  * conn_client.c
  */
@@ -1116,14 +1134,6 @@ extern const struct seq_operations rxrpc_local_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(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_seq_t seq,
-			u32 abort_code, int error, enum rxrpc_abort_reason why);
-bool rxrpc_abort_call(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_seq_t seq,
-		      u32 abort_code, int error, enum rxrpc_abort_reason why);
 int rxrpc_recvmsg(struct socket *, struct msghdr *, size_t, int);
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/call_state.c b/net/rxrpc/call_state.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8fbb2112ed7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/rxrpc/call_state.c
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/* Call state changing functions.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com)
+ */
+
+#include "ar-internal.h"
+
+/*
+ * 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);
+		rxrpc_notify_socket(call);
+		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 = false;
+
+	if (call->state < RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE) {
+		write_lock(&call->state_lock);
+		ret = __rxrpc_set_call_completion(call, compl, abort_code, error);
+		write_unlock(&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 = false;
+
+	if (call->state < RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE) {
+		write_lock(&call->state_lock);
+		ret = __rxrpc_call_completed(call);
+		write_unlock(&call->state_lock);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Record that a call is locally aborted.
+ */
+bool __rxrpc_abort_call(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_seq_t seq,
+			u32 abort_code, int error, enum rxrpc_abort_reason why)
+{
+	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(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_seq_t seq,
+		      u32 abort_code, int error, enum rxrpc_abort_reason why)
+{
+	bool ret;
+
+	write_lock(&call->state_lock);
+	ret = __rxrpc_abort_call(call, seq, abort_code, error, why);
+	write_unlock(&call->state_lock);
+	if (ret && test_bit(RXRPC_CALL_EXPOSED, &call->flags))
+		rxrpc_send_abort_packet(call);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c b/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
index 59b521b82aec..ff08f917ecda 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/recvmsg.c
@@ -58,87 +58,6 @@ 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);
-		rxrpc_notify_socket(call);
-		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 = false;
-
-	if (call->state < RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE) {
-		write_lock(&call->state_lock);
-		ret = __rxrpc_set_call_completion(call, compl, abort_code, error);
-		write_unlock(&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 = false;
-
-	if (call->state < RXRPC_CALL_COMPLETE) {
-		write_lock(&call->state_lock);
-		ret = __rxrpc_call_completed(call);
-		write_unlock(&call->state_lock);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Record that a call is locally aborted.
- */
-bool __rxrpc_abort_call(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_seq_t seq,
-			u32 abort_code, int error, enum rxrpc_abort_reason why)
-{
-	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(struct rxrpc_call *call, rxrpc_seq_t seq,
-		      u32 abort_code, int error, enum rxrpc_abort_reason why)
-{
-	bool ret;
-
-	write_lock(&call->state_lock);
-	ret = __rxrpc_abort_call(call, seq, abort_code, error, why);
-	write_unlock(&call->state_lock);
-	if (ret && test_bit(RXRPC_CALL_EXPOSED, &call->flags))
-		rxrpc_send_abort_packet(call);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /*
  * Pass a call terminating message to userspace.
  */