return -1;
        }
 
-       req_csg = (login_req->flags & ISCSI_FLAG_LOGIN_CURRENT_STAGE_MASK) >> 2;
-       req_nsg = (login_req->flags & ISCSI_FLAG_LOGIN_NEXT_STAGE_MASK);
+       req_csg = ISCSI_LOGIN_CURRENT_STAGE(login_req->flags);
+       req_nsg = ISCSI_LOGIN_NEXT_STAGE(login_req->flags);
 
        if (req_csg != login->current_stage) {
                pr_err("Initiator unexpectedly changed login stage"
                        return -1;
                }
 
-               switch ((login_req->flags & ISCSI_FLAG_LOGIN_CURRENT_STAGE_MASK) >> 2) {
+               switch (ISCSI_LOGIN_CURRENT_STAGE(login_req->flags)) {
                case 0:
-                       login_rsp->flags |= (0 & ISCSI_FLAG_LOGIN_CURRENT_STAGE_MASK);
+                       login_rsp->flags &= ~ISCSI_FLAG_LOGIN_CURRENT_STAGE_MASK;
                        if (iscsi_target_handle_csg_zero(conn, login) < 0)
                                return -1;
                        break;
                default:
                        pr_err("Illegal CSG: %d received from"
                                " Initiator, protocol error.\n",
-                               (login_req->flags & ISCSI_FLAG_LOGIN_CURRENT_STAGE_MASK)
-                               >> 2);
+                               ISCSI_LOGIN_CURRENT_STAGE(login_req->flags));
                        break;
                }
 
 
        login->first_request    = 1;
        login->leading_connection = (!login_req->tsih) ? 1 : 0;
-       login->current_stage    =
-               (login_req->flags & ISCSI_FLAG_LOGIN_CURRENT_STAGE_MASK) >> 2;
+       login->current_stage    = ISCSI_LOGIN_CURRENT_STAGE(login_req->flags);
        login->version_min      = login_req->min_version;
        login->version_max      = login_req->max_version;
        memcpy(login->isid, login_req->isid, 6);