diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
index 368b304d1e3f..f95dc99339fd 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ extern int  zfcp_adapter_scsi_register(struct zfcp_adapter *);
 extern void zfcp_adapter_scsi_unregister(struct zfcp_adapter *);
 extern void zfcp_set_fcp_dl(struct fcp_cmnd_iu *, fcp_dl_t);
 extern char *zfcp_get_fcp_rsp_info_ptr(struct fcp_rsp_iu *);
-extern void set_host_byte(int *, char);
-extern void set_driver_byte(int *, char);
 extern char *zfcp_get_fcp_sns_info_ptr(struct fcp_rsp_iu *);
 extern fcp_dl_t zfcp_get_fcp_dl(struct fcp_cmnd_iu *);
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
index 243e792f2407..150e78dd00b2 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
@@ -3040,18 +3040,18 @@ zfcp_fsf_send_fcp_command_task_handler(struct zfcp_fsf_req *fsf_req)
 		 *        DID_SOFT_ERROR by retrying the request for devices
 		 *        that allow retries.
 		 */
-		set_host_byte(&scpnt->result, DID_SOFT_ERROR);
-		set_driver_byte(&scpnt->result, SUGGEST_RETRY);
+		set_host_byte(scpnt, DID_SOFT_ERROR);
+		set_driver_byte(scpnt, SUGGEST_RETRY);
 		goto skip_fsfstatus;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(fsf_req->status & ZFCP_STATUS_FSFREQ_ERROR)) {
-		set_host_byte(&scpnt->result, DID_ERROR);
+		set_host_byte(scpnt, DID_ERROR);
 		goto skip_fsfstatus;
 	}
 
 	/* set message byte of result in SCSI command */
-	scpnt->result |= COMMAND_COMPLETE << 8;
+	set_msg_byte(scpnt, COMMAND_COMPLETE);
 
 	/*
 	 * copy SCSI status code of FCP_STATUS of FCP_RSP IU to status byte
@@ -3067,23 +3067,23 @@ zfcp_fsf_send_fcp_command_task_handler(struct zfcp_fsf_req *fsf_req)
 		switch (fcp_rsp_info[3]) {
 		case RSP_CODE_GOOD:
 			/* ok, continue */
-			set_host_byte(&scpnt->result, DID_OK);
+			set_host_byte(scpnt, DID_OK);
 			break;
 		case RSP_CODE_LENGTH_MISMATCH:
 			/* hardware bug */
-			set_host_byte(&scpnt->result, DID_ERROR);
+			set_host_byte(scpnt, DID_ERROR);
 			goto skip_fsfstatus;
 		case RSP_CODE_FIELD_INVALID:
 			/* driver or hardware bug */
-			set_host_byte(&scpnt->result, DID_ERROR);
+			set_host_byte(scpnt, DID_ERROR);
 			goto skip_fsfstatus;
 		case RSP_CODE_RO_MISMATCH:
 			/* hardware bug */
-			set_host_byte(&scpnt->result, DID_ERROR);
+			set_host_byte(scpnt, DID_ERROR);
 			goto skip_fsfstatus;
 		default:
 			/* invalid FCP response code */
-			set_host_byte(&scpnt->result, DID_ERROR);
+			set_host_byte(scpnt, DID_ERROR);
 			goto skip_fsfstatus;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3104,7 +3104,7 @@ zfcp_fsf_send_fcp_command_task_handler(struct zfcp_fsf_req *fsf_req)
 		scsi_set_resid(scpnt, fcp_rsp_iu->fcp_resid);
 		if (scsi_bufflen(scpnt) - scsi_get_resid(scpnt) <
 		    scpnt->underflow)
-			set_host_byte(&scpnt->result, DID_ERROR);
+			set_host_byte(scpnt, DID_ERROR);
 	}
 
  skip_fsfstatus:
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
index 446fb1da25df..160307382d2c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_scsi.c
@@ -107,28 +107,6 @@ zfcp_set_fcp_dl(struct fcp_cmnd_iu *fcp_cmd, fcp_dl_t fcp_dl)
 	*zfcp_get_fcp_dl_ptr(fcp_cmd) = fcp_dl;
 }
 
-/*
- * note: it's a bit-or operation not an assignment
- * regarding the specified byte
- */
-static inline void
-set_byte(int *result, char status, char pos)
-{
-	*result |= status << (pos * 8);
-}
-
-void
-set_host_byte(int *result, char status)
-{
-	set_byte(result, status, 2);
-}
-
-void
-set_driver_byte(int *result, char status)
-{
-	set_byte(result, status, 3);
-}
-
 static int
 zfcp_scsi_slave_alloc(struct scsi_device *sdp)
 {
@@ -196,7 +174,7 @@ zfcp_scsi_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdp)
 static void
 zfcp_scsi_command_fail(struct scsi_cmnd *scpnt, int result)
 {
-	set_host_byte(&scpnt->result, result);
+	set_host_byte(scpnt, result);
 	if ((scpnt->device != NULL) && (scpnt->device->host != NULL))
 		zfcp_scsi_dbf_event_result("fail", 4,
 			(struct zfcp_adapter*) scpnt->device->host->hostdata[0],
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi.h
index 2b5b9356c314..00137a7769ee 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define _SCSI_SCSI_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
 
 /*
  * The maximum number of SG segments that we will put inside a
@@ -425,6 +426,22 @@ struct scsi_lun {
 #define driver_byte(result) (((result) >> 24) & 0xff)
 #define suggestion(result)  (driver_byte(result) & SUGGEST_MASK)
 
+static inline void set_msg_byte(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, char status)
+{
+	cmd->result |= status << 8;
+}
+
+static inline void set_host_byte(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, char status)
+{
+	cmd->result |= status << 16;
+}
+
+static inline void set_driver_byte(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, char status)
+{
+	cmd->result |= status << 24;
+}
+
+
 #define sense_class(sense)  (((sense) >> 4) & 0x7)
 #define sense_error(sense)  ((sense) & 0xf)
 #define sense_valid(sense)  ((sense) & 0x80);