diff --git a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
index af32346bb9..cc68bbd3d7 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ Cache<TagStore>::functionalAccess(PacketPtr pkt, bool fromCpuSide)
         // continues towards the memory side
         if (fromCpuSide) {
             memSidePort->sendFunctional(pkt);
-        } else if (forwardSnoops && cpuSidePort->getMasterPort().isSnooping()) {
+        } else if (forwardSnoops && cpuSidePort->isSnooping()) {
             // if it came from the memory side, it must be a snoop request
             // and we should only forward it if we are forwarding snoops
             cpuSidePort->sendFunctionalSnoop(pkt);
diff --git a/src/mem/coherent_bus.cc b/src/mem/coherent_bus.cc
index b40e847628..ef8d68f008 100644
--- a/src/mem/coherent_bus.cc
+++ b/src/mem/coherent_bus.cc
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ CoherentBus::init()
     // neighbouring master ports are snooping and add them as snoopers
     for (SlavePortConstIter p = slavePorts.begin(); p != slavePorts.end();
          ++p) {
-        if ((*p)->getMasterPort().isSnooping()) {
+        // check if the connected master port is snooping
+        if ((*p)->isSnooping()) {
             DPRINTF(BusAddrRanges, "Adding snooping master %s\n",
                     (*p)->getMasterPort().name());
             snoopPorts.push_back(*p);
diff --git a/src/mem/comm_monitor.cc b/src/mem/comm_monitor.cc
index 4255d58ad7..d8d5806bb8 100644
--- a/src/mem/comm_monitor.cc
+++ b/src/mem/comm_monitor.cc
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ CommMonitor::recvTimingSnoopResp(PacketPtr pkt)
 bool
 CommMonitor::isSnooping() const
 {
-    return slavePort.getMasterPort().isSnooping();
+    // check if the connected master port is snooping
+    return slavePort.isSnooping();
 }
 
 unsigned
diff --git a/src/mem/port.hh b/src/mem/port.hh
index b93d5d444b..49b0e18461 100644
--- a/src/mem/port.hh
+++ b/src/mem/port.hh
@@ -355,6 +355,13 @@ class SlavePort : public Port
     */
     unsigned peerBlockSize() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Find out if the peer master port is snooping or not.
+     *
+     * @return true if the peer master port is snooping
+     */
+    bool isSnooping() const { return _masterPort->isSnooping(); }
+
     /**
      * Called by the owner to send a range change
      */
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc
index 3621cc9e3e..285017a069 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc
@@ -695,7 +695,8 @@ RubyPort::ruby_eviction_callback(const Address& address)
     // should this really be using funcMasterId?
     Request req(address.getAddress(), 0, 0, Request::funcMasterId);
     for (CpuPortIter p = slave_ports.begin(); p != slave_ports.end(); ++p) {
-        if ((*p)->getMasterPort().isSnooping()) {
+        // check if the connected master port is snooping
+        if ((*p)->isSnooping()) {
             Packet *pkt = new Packet(&req, MemCmd::InvalidationReq);
             // send as a snoop request
             (*p)->sendTimingSnoopReq(pkt);