diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Peer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Peer.java
index e5ead5752..6cf546287 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Peer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Peer.java
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ public class Peer extends PeerSocketHandler {
         // implementations claim to have a block chain in their services field but then report a height of zero, filter
         // them out here.
         Services services = peerVersionMessage.services();
-        if (!(services.has(Services.NODE_NETWORK) || services.has(Services.NODE_NETWORK_LIMITED)) ||
+        if (!services.anyOf(Services.NODE_NETWORK | Services.NODE_NETWORK_LIMITED) ||
                 (!params.allowEmptyPeerChain() && peerVersionMessage.bestHeight == 0)) {
             // Shut down the channel gracefully.
             log.info("{}: Peer does not have at least a recent part of the block chain.", this);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Services.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Services.java
index 02a7cac6f..4929f11df 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Services.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Services.java
@@ -107,12 +107,22 @@ public class Services {
      * Checks if given specific node services are signaled by this bitfield.
      *
      * @param bitmask bitmask representing the services to be checked for
-     * @return true if the given services are allsignaled, false otherwise
+     * @return true if the given services are all signaled, false otherwise
      */
     public boolean has(long bitmask) {
         return (bits & bitmask) == bitmask;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if at least one of the given node services is signaled by this bitfield.
+     *
+     * @param bitmask bitmask representing the services to be checked for
+     * @return true if at least one of the given services is signaled, false otherwise
+     */
+    public boolean anyOf(long bitmask) {
+        return (bits & bitmask) != 0;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Write the node service bits into the given buffer.
      *