diff --git a/security/apparmor/af_unix.c b/security/apparmor/af_unix.c
index 395aede487ec..84250c0b9c78 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/af_unix.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/af_unix.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int profile_create_perm(struct aa_profile *profile, int family,
 	AA_BUG(!profile);
 	AA_BUG(profile_unconfined(profile));
 
-	state = RULE_MEDIATES_v9NET(rules);
+	state = RULE_MEDIATES_UNIX(rules);
 	if (state) {
 		state = aa_match_to_prot(rules->policy, state, AA_MAY_CREATE,
 					 PF_UNIX, type, protocol, NULL,
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static int profile_sk_perm(struct aa_profile *profile,
 	AA_BUG(!sk);
 	AA_BUG(profile_unconfined(profile));
 
-	state = RULE_MEDIATES_v9NET(rules);
+	state = RULE_MEDIATES_UNIX(rules);
 	if (state) {
 		if (is_unix_fs(sk))
 			return unix_fs_perm(ad->op, request, ad->subj_cred,
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static int profile_bind_perm(struct aa_profile *profile, struct sock *sk,
 	AA_BUG(!ad);
 	AA_BUG(profile_unconfined(profile));
 
-	state = RULE_MEDIATES_v9NET(rules);
+	state = RULE_MEDIATES_UNIX(rules);
 	if (state) {
 		if (is_unix_addr_fs(ad->net.addr, ad->net.addrlen))
 			/* under v7-9 fs hook handles bind */
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int profile_listen_perm(struct aa_profile *profile, struct sock *sk,
 	AA_BUG(!ad);
 	AA_BUG(profile_unconfined(profile));
 
-	state = RULE_MEDIATES_v9NET(rules);
+	state = RULE_MEDIATES_UNIX(rules);
 	if (state) {
 		__be16 b = cpu_to_be16(backlog);
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static int profile_accept_perm(struct aa_profile *profile,
 	AA_BUG(!ad);
 	AA_BUG(profile_unconfined(profile));
 
-	state = RULE_MEDIATES_v9NET(rules);
+	state = RULE_MEDIATES_UNIX(rules);
 	if (state) {
 		if (is_unix_fs(sk))
 			return unix_fs_perm(ad->op, AA_MAY_ACCEPT,
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static int profile_opt_perm(struct aa_profile *profile, u32 request,
 	AA_BUG(!ad);
 	AA_BUG(profile_unconfined(profile));
 
-	state = RULE_MEDIATES_v9NET(rules);
+	state = RULE_MEDIATES_UNIX(rules);
 	if (state) {
 		__be16 b = cpu_to_be16(optname);
 		if (is_unix_fs(sk))
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static int profile_peer_perm(struct aa_profile *profile, u32 request,
 	AA_BUG(!peer_label);
 	AA_BUG(!ad);
 
-	state = RULE_MEDIATES_v9NET(rules);
+	state = RULE_MEDIATES_UNIX(rules);
 	if (state) {
 		struct aa_profile *peerp;
 
diff --git a/security/apparmor/file.c b/security/apparmor/file.c
index c9d55fe1086f..e67ca65b7bd9 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/file.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/file.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ int __aa_path_perm(const char *op, const struct cred *subj_cred,
 	int e = 0;
 
 	if (profile_unconfined(profile) ||
-	    ((flags & PATH_SOCK_COND) && !RULE_MEDIATES_v9NET(rules)))
+	    ((flags & PATH_SOCK_COND) && !RULE_MEDIATES_UNIX(rules)))
 		return 0;
 	aa_str_perms(rules->file, rules->file->start[AA_CLASS_FILE],
 		     name, cond, perms);
diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/policy.h b/security/apparmor/include/policy.h
index 240b2eba7687..f530436e2b9d 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/policy.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/policy.h
@@ -351,10 +351,14 @@ static inline aa_state_t RULE_MEDIATES_NET(struct aa_ruleset *rules)
 	/* fallback and check v7/8 if v9 is NOT mediated */
 	if (!state)
 		state = RULE_MEDIATES(rules, AA_CLASS_NET);
-
 	return state;
 }
 
+static inline aa_state_t RULE_MEDIATES_UNIX(struct aa_ruleset *rules)
+{
+	return RULE_MEDIATES_v9NET(rules);
+}
+
 
 void aa_compute_profile_mediates(struct aa_profile *profile);
 static inline bool profile_mediates(struct aa_profile *profile,