diff --git a/src/governance/governance.cpp b/src/governance/governance.cpp
index a81becfe8b39b6..45ce85d9fc1b96 100644
--- a/src/governance/governance.cpp
+++ b/src/governance/governance.cpp
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ int CGovernanceManager::RequestGovernanceObjectVotes(Span<CNode*> vNodesCopy, CC
             // Don't try to sync any data from outbound non-relay "masternode" connections.
             // Inbound connection this early is most likely a "masternode" connection
             // initiated from another node, so skip it too.
-            if (!pnode->CanRelay() || (fMasternodeMode && pnode->fInbound)) continue;
+            if (!pnode->CanRelay() || (fMasternodeMode && pnode->IsInboundConn())) continue;
             // stop early to prevent setAskFor overflow
             {
                 LOCK(cs_main);
diff --git a/src/masternode/sync.cpp b/src/masternode/sync.cpp
index 515d93cd0adc88..d3596d089df3d5 100644
--- a/src/masternode/sync.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode/sync.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void CMasternodeSync::ProcessTick()
         // Don't try to sync any data from outbound non-relay "masternode" connections.
         // Inbound connection this early is most likely a "masternode" connection
         // initiated from another node, so skip it too.
-        if (!pnode->CanRelay() || (fMasternodeMode && pnode->fInbound)) continue;
+        if (!pnode->CanRelay() || (fMasternodeMode && pnode->IsInboundConn())) continue;
 
         {
             if ((pnode->HasPermission(PF_NOBAN) || pnode->m_manual_connection) && !netfulfilledman.HasFulfilledRequest(pnode->addr, strAllow)) {
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void CMasternodeSync::ProcessTick()
                         // Now that the blockchain is synced request the mempool from the connected outbound nodes if possible
                         for (auto pNodeTmp : vNodesCopy) {
                             bool fRequestedEarlier = netfulfilledman.HasFulfilledRequest(pNodeTmp->addr, "mempool-sync");
-                            if (pNodeTmp->nVersion >= 70216 && !pNodeTmp->fInbound && !fRequestedEarlier && !pNodeTmp->IsBlockRelayOnly()) {
+                            if (pNodeTmp->nVersion >= 70216 && !pNodeTmp->IsInboundConn() && !fRequestedEarlier && !pNodeTmp->IsBlockRelayOnly()) {
                                 netfulfilledman.AddFulfilledRequest(pNodeTmp->addr, "mempool-sync");
                                 connman.PushMessage(pNodeTmp, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::MEMPOOL));
                                 LogPrint(BCLog::MNSYNC, "CMasternodeSync::ProcessTick -- nTick %d nCurrentAsset %d -- syncing mempool from peer=%d\n", nTick, nCurrentAsset, pNodeTmp->GetId());
diff --git a/src/masternode/utils.cpp b/src/masternode/utils.cpp
index a31d82d11cdc8a..ecb804e25fa739 100644
--- a/src/masternode/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode/utils.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void CMasternodeUtils::DoMaintenance(CConnman& connman, const CMasternodeSync& m
     // Don't disconnect masternode connections when we have less then the desired amount of outbound nodes
     int nonMasternodeCount = 0;
     connman.ForEachNode(CConnman::AllNodes, [&](CNode* pnode) {
-        if ((!pnode->fInbound &&
+        if ((!pnode->IsInboundConn() &&
             !pnode->fFeeler &&
             !pnode->m_manual_connection &&
             !pnode->m_masternode_connection &&
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void CMasternodeUtils::DoMaintenance(CConnman& connman, const CMasternodeSync& m
                 return;
             }
             // keep _verified_ inbound connections
-            if (pnode->fInbound) {
+            if (pnode->IsInboundConn()) {
                 return;
             }
         } else if (GetSystemTimeInSeconds() - pnode->nTimeConnected < 5) {