diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index 5e99df8..94441fe 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -1021,6 +1021,16 @@ void rxrpc_unuse_local(struct rxrpc_local *);
 void rxrpc_queue_local(struct rxrpc_local *);
 void rxrpc_destroy_all_locals(struct rxrpc_net *);
 
+static inline bool __rxrpc_unuse_local(struct rxrpc_local *local)
+{
+	return atomic_dec_return(&local->active_users) == 0;
+}
+
+static inline bool __rxrpc_use_local(struct rxrpc_local *local)
+{
+	return atomic_fetch_add_unless(&local->active_users, 1, 0) != 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * misc.c
  */