diff --git a/block/nbd.c b/block/nbd.c
index 3cbee762de..601fccc5ba 100644
--- a/block/nbd.c
+++ b/block/nbd.c
@@ -1839,9 +1839,9 @@ static QCryptoTLSCreds *nbd_get_tls_creds(const char *id, Error **errp)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (creds->endpoint != QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_ENDPOINT_CLIENT) {
-        error_setg(errp,
-                   "Expecting TLS credentials with a client endpoint");
+    if (!qcrypto_tls_creds_check_endpoint(creds,
+                                          QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_ENDPOINT_CLIENT,
+                                          errp)) {
         return NULL;
     }
     object_ref(obj);
diff --git a/blockdev-nbd.c b/blockdev-nbd.c
index b264620b98..bdfa7ed3a5 100644
--- a/blockdev-nbd.c
+++ b/blockdev-nbd.c
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ static QCryptoTLSCreds *nbd_get_tls_creds(const char *id, Error **errp)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (creds->endpoint != QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_ENDPOINT_SERVER) {
-        error_setg(errp,
-                   "Expecting TLS credentials with a server endpoint");
+    if (!qcrypto_tls_creds_check_endpoint(creds,
+                                          QCRYPTO_TLS_CREDS_ENDPOINT_SERVER,
+                                          errp)) {
         return NULL;
     }
     object_ref(obj);