diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h
index b458c218842b..fa45350a9a1d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/hfi.h
@@ -539,6 +539,37 @@ static inline void hfi1_16B_set_qpn(struct opa_16b_mgmt *mgmt,
 	mgmt->src_qpn = cpu_to_be32(src_qp & OPA_16B_MGMT_QPN_MASK);
 }
 
+/**
+ * hfi1_get_rc_ohdr - get extended header
+ * @opah - the opaheader
+ */
+static inline struct ib_other_headers *
+hfi1_get_rc_ohdr(struct hfi1_opa_header *opah)
+{
+	struct ib_other_headers *ohdr;
+	struct ib_header *hdr = NULL;
+	struct hfi1_16b_header *hdr_16b = NULL;
+
+	/* Find out where the BTH is */
+	if (opah->hdr_type == HFI1_PKT_TYPE_9B) {
+		hdr = &opah->ibh;
+		if (ib_get_lnh(hdr) == HFI1_LRH_BTH)
+			ohdr = &hdr->u.oth;
+		else
+			ohdr = &hdr->u.l.oth;
+	} else {
+		u8 l4;
+
+		hdr_16b = &opah->opah;
+		l4  = hfi1_16B_get_l4(hdr_16b);
+		if (l4 == OPA_16B_L4_IB_LOCAL)
+			ohdr = &hdr_16b->u.oth;
+		else
+			ohdr = &hdr_16b->u.l.oth;
+	}
+	return ohdr;
+}
+
 struct rvt_sge_state;
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
index a922edcf23d6..707a4c52d20e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
@@ -1709,8 +1709,6 @@ void hfi1_rc_send_complete(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_opa_header *opah)
 	struct ib_other_headers *ohdr;
 	struct hfi1_qp_priv *priv = qp->priv;
 	struct rvt_swqe *wqe;
-	struct ib_header *hdr = NULL;
-	struct hfi1_16b_header *hdr_16b = NULL;
 	u32 opcode, head, tail;
 	u32 psn;
 	struct tid_rdma_request *req;
@@ -1719,24 +1717,7 @@ void hfi1_rc_send_complete(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_opa_header *opah)
 	if (!(ib_rvt_state_ops[qp->state] & RVT_SEND_OR_FLUSH_OR_RECV_OK))
 		return;
 
-	/* Find out where the BTH is */
-	if (priv->hdr_type == HFI1_PKT_TYPE_9B) {
-		hdr = &opah->ibh;
-		if (ib_get_lnh(hdr) == HFI1_LRH_BTH)
-			ohdr = &hdr->u.oth;
-		else
-			ohdr = &hdr->u.l.oth;
-	} else {
-		u8 l4;
-
-		hdr_16b = &opah->opah;
-		l4  = hfi1_16B_get_l4(hdr_16b);
-		if (l4 == OPA_16B_L4_IB_LOCAL)
-			ohdr = &hdr_16b->u.oth;
-		else
-			ohdr = &hdr_16b->u.l.oth;
-	}
-
+	ohdr = hfi1_get_rc_ohdr(opah);
 	opcode = ib_bth_get_opcode(ohdr);
 	if ((opcode >= OP(RDMA_READ_RESPONSE_FIRST) &&
 	     opcode <= OP(ATOMIC_ACKNOWLEDGE)) ||