diff --git a/homa_rpc.c b/homa_rpc.c
index 7804577e..91f013ce 100644
--- a/homa_rpc.c
+++ b/homa_rpc.c
@@ -844,6 +844,6 @@ void homa_rpc_get_info(struct homa_rpc *rpc, struct homa_rpc_info *info)
 	    rpc->msgin.bytes_remaining == 0 &&
 	    skb_queue_len(&rpc->msgin.packets) == 0)
 		info->flags |= HOMA_RPC_RX_READY;
-	if (rpc->flags & RPC_PRIVATE)
+	if (test_bit(RPC_PRIVATE, &rpc->flags))
 		info->flags |= HOMA_RPC_PRIVATE;
 }
diff --git a/test/unit_homa_rpc.c b/test/unit_homa_rpc.c
index 06d55123..534600c5 100644
--- a/test/unit_homa_rpc.c
+++ b/test/unit_homa_rpc.c
@@ -1572,7 +1572,18 @@ TEST_F(homa_rpc, homa_rpc_get_info__HOMA_RPC_PRIVATE)
 			self->server_port, self->client_id, 5000, 20000);
 	struct homa_rpc_info info;
 
-	crpc->flags |= RPC_PRIVATE;
+	set_bit(RPC_PRIVATE, &crpc->flags);
 	homa_rpc_get_info(crpc, &info);
 	EXPECT_EQ(HOMA_RPC_PRIVATE, info.flags);
 }
+TEST_F(homa_rpc, homa_rpc_get_info__APP_NEEDS_LOCK_is_not_private)
+{
+	struct homa_rpc *crpc = unit_client_rpc(&self->hsk,
+			UNIT_OUTGOING, self->client_ip, self->server_ip,
+			self->server_port, self->client_id, 5000, 20000);
+	struct homa_rpc_info info;
+
+	set_bit(APP_NEEDS_LOCK, &crpc->flags);
+	homa_rpc_get_info(crpc, &info);
+	EXPECT_EQ(0, info.flags);
+}