diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
index 78af56579fa1..f5309aba1a14 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
@@ -258,9 +258,7 @@ static int rpcb_create_local_unix(void)
 		clnt4 = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* Protected by rpcb_create_local_mutex */
-	rpcb_local_clnt = clnt;
-	rpcb_local_clnt4 = clnt4;
+	rpcb_set_local(clnt, clnt4);
 
 out:
 	return result;
@@ -312,9 +310,7 @@ static int rpcb_create_local_net(void)
 		clnt4 = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* Protected by rpcb_create_local_mutex */
-	rpcb_local_clnt = clnt;
-	rpcb_local_clnt4 = clnt4;
+	rpcb_set_local(clnt, clnt4);
 
 out:
 	return result;
@@ -329,11 +325,11 @@ static int rpcb_create_local(void)
 	static DEFINE_MUTEX(rpcb_create_local_mutex);
 	int result = 0;
 
-	if (rpcb_local_clnt)
+	if (rpcb_get_local())
 		return result;
 
 	mutex_lock(&rpcb_create_local_mutex);
-	if (rpcb_local_clnt)
+	if (rpcb_get_local())
 		goto out;
 
 	if (rpcb_create_local_unix() != 0)