diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 79083c2b738d1..0e0746ec8f6d5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5396,7 +5396,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, std::string strCommand, CDataStream& vR
         for (CAddress& addr : vAddr) {
             boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
 
-            if (!(addr.nServices & NODE_NETWORK))
+            if ((addr.nServices & REQUIRED_SERVICES) != REQUIRED_SERVICES)
                 continue;
 
             if (addr.nTime <= 100000000 || addr.nTime > nNow + 10 * 60)
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index d76ff7df7c024..ba45b885654f0 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ void ThreadOpenConnections()
                 continue;
 
             // only connect to full nodes
-            if (!(addr.nServices & NODE_NETWORK))
+            if ((addr.nServices & REQUIRED_SERVICES) != REQUIRED_SERVICES)
                 continue;
 
             // only consider very recently tried nodes after 30 failed attempts
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 31b2d4c79a85e..24b5a5601f3fc 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ static const unsigned int DEFAULT_MAX_PEER_CONNECTIONS = 125;
 /** Maximum number of peers added to setOffsetDisconnectedPeers before triggering a warning */
 #define MAX_TIMEOFFSET_DISCONNECTIONS 16
 
+static const ServiceFlags REQUIRED_SERVICES = NODE_NETWORK;
+
 unsigned int ReceiveFloodSize();
 unsigned int SendBufferSize();