diff --git a/crypto/algif_hash.c b/crypto/algif_hash.c
index 850246206b12..35c93ff11f35 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_hash.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_hash.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int hash_recvmsg(struct kiocb *unused, struct socket *sock,
 			goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	err = memcpy_toiovec(msg->msg_iov, ctx->result, len);
+	err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, ctx->result, len);
 
 unlock:
 	release_sock(sk);
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 97dc5f8123b3..d048347a010a 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -2692,6 +2692,11 @@ static inline int memcpy_from_msg(void *data, struct msghdr *msg, int len)
 	return memcpy_fromiovec(data, msg->msg_iov, len);
 }
 
+static inline int memcpy_to_msg(struct msghdr *msg, void *data, int len)
+{
+	return memcpy_toiovec(msg->msg_iov, data, len);
+}
+
 struct skb_checksum_ops {
 	__wsum (*update)(const void *mem, int len, __wsum wsum);
 	__wsum (*combine)(__wsum csum, __wsum csum2, int offset, int len);
diff --git a/net/caif/caif_socket.c b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
index 230f14026c11..ac618b0b8a4f 100644
--- a/net/caif/caif_socket.c
+++ b/net/caif/caif_socket.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static int caif_stream_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		}
 		release_sock(sk);
 		chunk = min_t(unsigned int, skb->len, size);
-		if (memcpy_toiovec(msg->msg_iov, skb->data, chunk)) {
+		if (memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data, chunk)) {
 			skb_queue_head(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);
 			if (copied == 0)
 				copied = -EFAULT;
diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index b9a1f715df18..01671187e3fe 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ static int bcm_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (skb->len < size)
 		size = skb->len;
 
-	err = memcpy_toiovec(msg->msg_iov, skb->data, size);
+	err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data, size);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		skb_free_datagram(sk, skb);
 		return err;
diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index 0e4004fb6876..dfdcffbb1070 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static int raw_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 	else
 		size = skb->len;
 
-	err = memcpy_toiovec(msg->msg_iov, skb->data, size);
+	err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data, size);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		skb_free_datagram(sk, skb);
 		return err;
diff --git a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
index e2e2e3cb9113..810228646de3 100644
--- a/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
+++ b/net/decnet/af_decnet.c
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ static int dn_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		if ((chunk + copied) > size)
 			chunk = size - copied;
 
-		if (memcpy_toiovec(msg->msg_iov, skb->data, chunk)) {
+		if (memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data, chunk)) {
 			rv = -EFAULT;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index c239f4740d10..435443bfc3c3 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ static int tcp_recv_urg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, int len, int flags)
 
 		if (len > 0) {
 			if (!(flags & MSG_TRUNC))
-				err = memcpy_toiovec(msg->msg_iov, &c, 1);
+				err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, &c, 1);
 			len = 1;
 		} else
 			msg->msg_flags |= MSG_TRUNC;
diff --git a/net/irda/af_irda.c b/net/irda/af_irda.c
index 9052462cf42a..568edc72d737 100644
--- a/net/irda/af_irda.c
+++ b/net/irda/af_irda.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ static int irda_recvmsg_stream(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		}
 
 		chunk = min_t(unsigned int, skb->len, size);
-		if (memcpy_toiovec(msg->msg_iov, skb->data, chunk)) {
+		if (memcpy_to_msg(msg, skb->data, chunk)) {
 			skb_queue_head(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);
 			if (copied == 0)
 				copied = -EFAULT;
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 07ac95014ecb..108d7f381b87 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -2949,8 +2949,7 @@ static int packet_recvmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 			vnet_hdr.flags = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID;
 		} /* else everything is zero */
 
-		err = memcpy_toiovec(msg->msg_iov, (void *)&vnet_hdr,
-				     vnet_hdr_len);
+		err = memcpy_to_msg(msg, (void *)&vnet_hdr, vnet_hdr_len);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out_free;
 	}