{ 0x00, 0x0f, 0xac, 0x04 },     /* AES  */
 };
 
+static bool
+has_ieee_hdr(struct ieee_types_generic *ie, u8 key)
+{
+       return (ie && ie->ieee_hdr.element_id == key);
+}
+
+static bool
+has_vendor_hdr(struct ieee_types_vendor_specific *ie, u8 key)
+{
+       return (ie && ie->vend_hdr.element_id == key);
+}
+
 /*
  * This function parses a given IE for a given OUI.
  *
        struct ie_body *iebody;
        u8 ret = MWIFIEX_OUI_NOT_PRESENT;
 
-       if (bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie &&
-           bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie->ieee_hdr.element_id == WLAN_EID_RSN) {
+       if (has_ieee_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie, WLAN_EID_RSN)) {
                iebody = (struct ie_body *)
                         (((u8 *) bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie->data) +
                          RSN_GTK_OUI_OFFSET);
        struct ie_body *iebody;
        u8 ret = MWIFIEX_OUI_NOT_PRESENT;
 
-       if (bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie &&
-           bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->vend_hdr.element_id ==
-           WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC) {
+       if (has_vendor_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie, WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC)) {
                iebody = (struct ie_body *) bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->data;
                oui = &mwifiex_wpa_oui[cipher][0];
                ret = mwifiex_search_oui_in_ie(iebody, oui);
                    struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc)
 {
        if (priv->sec_info.wapi_enabled &&
-           (bss_desc->bcn_wapi_ie &&
-            bss_desc->bcn_wapi_ie->ieee_hdr.element_id ==
-            WLAN_EID_BSS_AC_ACCESS_DELAY)) {
+           has_ieee_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_wapi_ie, WLAN_EID_BSS_AC_ACCESS_DELAY))
                return true;
-       }
        return false;
 }
 
 {
        if (!priv->sec_info.wep_enabled && !priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
            !priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled &&
-           (!bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie ||
-            bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->vend_hdr.element_id !=
-            WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC) &&
-           (!bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie ||
-            bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie->ieee_hdr.element_id != WLAN_EID_RSN) &&
+           !has_vendor_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie, WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC) &&
+           !has_ieee_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie, WLAN_EID_RSN) &&
            !priv->sec_info.encryption_mode && !bss_desc->privacy) {
                return true;
        }
 {
        if (!priv->sec_info.wep_enabled && priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
            !priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled &&
-           (bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie &&
-            bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->vend_hdr.element_id ==
-            WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC)
+           has_vendor_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie, WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC)
           /*
            * Privacy bit may NOT be set in some APs like
            * LinkSys WRT54G && bss_desc->privacy
 {
        if (!priv->sec_info.wep_enabled && !priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
            priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled &&
-           (bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie &&
-            bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie->ieee_hdr.element_id == WLAN_EID_RSN)) {
+           has_ieee_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie, WLAN_EID_RSN)) {
                /*
                 * Privacy bit may NOT be set in some APs like
                 * LinkSys WRT54G && bss_desc->privacy
 {
        if (!priv->sec_info.wep_enabled && !priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
            !priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled &&
-           (!bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie ||
-            bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->vend_hdr.element_id !=
-            WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC) &&
-           (!bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie ||
-            bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie->ieee_hdr.element_id != WLAN_EID_RSN) &&
+           !has_vendor_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie, WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC) &&
+           !has_ieee_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie, WLAN_EID_RSN) &&
            !priv->sec_info.encryption_mode && bss_desc->privacy) {
                return true;
        }
 {
        if (!priv->sec_info.wep_enabled && !priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
            !priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled &&
-           (!bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie ||
-            bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->vend_hdr.element_id !=
-            WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC) &&
-           (!bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie ||
-            bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie->ieee_hdr.element_id != WLAN_EID_RSN) &&
+           !has_vendor_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie, WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC) &&
+           !has_ieee_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie, WLAN_EID_RSN) &&
            priv->sec_info.encryption_mode && bss_desc->privacy) {
                mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, INFO,
                            "info: %s: dynamic\t"