diff --git a/Assemble.c b/Assemble.c
index 6df6bfbc..2731ad4e 100644
--- a/Assemble.c
+++ b/Assemble.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
 			       i/2, mddev);
 	}
 
-	if (content->array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	if (is_container(content->array.level)) {
 		sysfs_rules_apply(mddev, content);
 		if (c->verbose >= 0) {
 			pr_err("Container %s has been assembled with %d drive%s",
@@ -1549,8 +1549,7 @@ try_again:
 			 */
 			trustworthy = LOCAL;
 
-		if (name[0] == 0 &&
-		    content->array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+		if (!name[0] && is_container(content->array.level)) {
 			name = content->text_version;
 			trustworthy = METADATA;
 		}
diff --git a/Create.c b/Create.c
index c84c1ac8..a6d2483d 100644
--- a/Create.c
+++ b/Create.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ int Create(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 			    st->minor_version >= 1)
 				/* metadata at front */
 				warn |= check_partitions(fd, dname, 0, 0);
-			else if (s->level == 1 || s->level == LEVEL_CONTAINER ||
+			else if (s->level == 1 || is_container(s->level) ||
 				 (s->level == 0 && s->raiddisks == 1))
 				/* partitions could be meaningful */
 				warn |= check_partitions(fd, dname, freesize*2, s->size*2);
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ int Create(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 			 * again returns container info.
 			 */
 			st->ss->getinfo_super(st, &info_new, NULL);
-			if (st->ss->external && s->level != LEVEL_CONTAINER &&
+			if (st->ss->external && !is_container(s->level) &&
 			    !same_uuid(info_new.uuid, info.uuid, 0)) {
 				map_update(&map, fd2devnm(mdfd),
 					   info_new.text_version,
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ int Create(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 	map_unlock(&map);
 	free(infos);
 
-	if (s->level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	if (is_container(s->level)) {
 		/* No need to start.  But we should signal udev to
 		 * create links */
 		sysfs_uevent(&info, "change");
diff --git a/Grow.c b/Grow.c
index 8c520d42..6136aa3e 100644
--- a/Grow.c
+++ b/Grow.c
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@ size_change_error:
 					devname, s->size);
 		}
 		changed = 1;
-	} else if (array.level != LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	} else if (!is_container(array.level)) {
 		s->size = get_component_size(fd)/2;
 		if (s->size == 0)
 			s->size = array.size;
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ size_change_error:
 	info.component_size = s->size*2;
 	info.new_level = s->level;
 	info.new_chunk = s->chunk * 1024;
-	if (info.array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	if (is_container(info.array.level)) {
 		info.delta_disks = UnSet;
 		info.array.raid_disks = s->raiddisks;
 	} else if (s->raiddisks)
@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@ size_change_error:
 				printf("layout for %s set to %d\n",
 				       devname, array.layout);
 		}
-	} else if (array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	} else if (is_container(array.level)) {
 		/* This change is to be applied to every array in the
 		 * container.  This is only needed when the metadata imposes
 		 * restraints of the various arrays in the container.
diff --git a/Incremental.c b/Incremental.c
index 4d0cd9d6..5a5f4c4c 100644
--- a/Incremental.c
+++ b/Incremental.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int Incremental(struct mddev_dev *devlist, struct context *c,
 		c->autof = ci->autof;
 
 	name_to_use = info.name;
-	if (name_to_use[0] == 0 && info.array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	if (name_to_use[0] == 0 && is_container(info.array.level)) {
 		name_to_use = info.text_version;
 		trustworthy = METADATA;
 	}
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ int Incremental(struct mddev_dev *devlist, struct context *c,
 
 	/* 7/ Is there enough devices to possibly start the array? */
 	/* 7a/ if not, finish with success. */
-	if (info.array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	if (is_container(info.array.level)) {
 		char devnm[32];
 		/* Try to assemble within the container */
 		sysfs_uevent(sra, "change");
diff --git a/mdadm.h b/mdadm.h
index 974415b9..12450860 100644
--- a/mdadm.h
+++ b/mdadm.h
@@ -1920,3 +1920,17 @@ enum r0layout {
  * This is true for native and DDF, IMSM allows 16.
  */
 #define MD_NAME_MAX 32
+
+/**
+ * is_container() - check if @level is &LEVEL_CONTAINER
+ * @level: level value
+ *
+ * return:
+ * 1 if level is equal to &LEVEL_CONTAINER, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static inline int is_container(const int level)
+{
+	if (level == LEVEL_CONTAINER)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/super-ddf.c b/super-ddf.c
index abbc8b09..cce241d7 100644
--- a/super-ddf.c
+++ b/super-ddf.c
@@ -3345,7 +3345,7 @@ static int validate_geometry_ddf(struct supertype *st,
 
 	if (level == LEVEL_NONE)
 		level = LEVEL_CONTAINER;
-	if (level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	if (is_container(level)) {
 		/* Must be a fresh device to add to a container */
 		return validate_geometry_ddf_container(st, level, layout,
 						       raiddisks, *chunk,
@@ -3460,7 +3460,7 @@ validate_geometry_ddf_container(struct supertype *st,
 	int fd;
 	unsigned long long ldsize;
 
-	if (level != LEVEL_CONTAINER)
+	if (!is_container(level))
 		return 0;
 	if (!dev)
 		return 1;
@@ -3498,7 +3498,7 @@ static int validate_geometry_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st,
 	struct dl *dl;
 	unsigned long long maxsize;
 	/* ddf/bvd supports lots of things, but not containers */
-	if (level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	if (is_container(level)) {
 		if (verbose)
 			pr_err("DDF cannot create a container within an container\n");
 		return 0;
diff --git a/super-intel.c b/super-intel.c
index 8ffe485c..2b50925c 100644
--- a/super-intel.c
+++ b/super-intel.c
@@ -6727,7 +6727,7 @@ static int validate_geometry_imsm_container(struct supertype *st, int level,
 	struct intel_super *super = NULL;
 	int rv = 0;
 
-	if (level != LEVEL_CONTAINER)
+	if (!is_container(level))
 		return 0;
 	if (!dev)
 		return 1;
@@ -7692,7 +7692,7 @@ static int validate_geometry_imsm(struct supertype *st, int level, int layout,
 	 * if given unused devices create a container
 	 * if given given devices in a container create a member volume
 	 */
-	if (level == LEVEL_CONTAINER)
+	if (is_container(level))
 		/* Must be a fresh device to add to a container */
 		return validate_geometry_imsm_container(st, level, raiddisks,
 							data_offset, dev,
diff --git a/super0.c b/super0.c
index 37f595ed..93876e2e 100644
--- a/super0.c
+++ b/super0.c
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ static int validate_geometry0(struct supertype *st, int level,
 	if (get_linux_version() < 3001000)
 		tbmax = 2;
 
-	if (level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	if (is_container(level)) {
 		if (verbose)
 			pr_err("0.90 metadata does not support containers\n");
 		return 0;
diff --git a/super1.c b/super1.c
index 71af860c..0d0f606e 100644
--- a/super1.c
+++ b/super1.c
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ static int validate_geometry1(struct supertype *st, int level,
 	unsigned long long overhead;
 	int fd;
 
-	if (level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	if (is_container(level)) {
 		if (verbose)
 			pr_err("1.x metadata does not support containers\n");
 		return 0;
diff --git a/sysfs.c b/sysfs.c
index 0d98a65f..ca1d888f 100644
--- a/sysfs.c
+++ b/sysfs.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ int sysfs_add_disk(struct mdinfo *sra, struct mdinfo *sd, int resume)
 
 	rv = sysfs_set_num(sra, sd, "offset", sd->data_offset);
 	rv |= sysfs_set_num(sra, sd, "size", (sd->component_size+1) / 2);
-	if (sra->array.level != LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+	if (!is_container(sra->array.level)) {
 		if (sra->consistency_policy == CONSISTENCY_POLICY_PPL) {
 			rv |= sysfs_set_num(sra, sd, "ppl_sector", sd->ppl_sector);
 			rv |= sysfs_set_num(sra, sd, "ppl_size", sd->ppl_size);
