diff --git a/src/core/interface.c b/src/core/interface.c
index f0c0ae64..c69875ea 100644
--- a/src/core/interface.c
+++ b/src/core/interface.c
@@ -150,6 +150,31 @@ static struct interface * intf_get_passthru ( struct interface *intf ) {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get object interface destination and operation method (without pass-through)
+ *
+ * @v intf		Object interface
+ * @v type		Operation type
+ * @ret dest		Destination interface
+ * @ret func		Implementing method, or NULL
+ */
+void * intf_get_dest_op_no_passthru_untyped ( struct interface *intf,
+					      void *type,
+					      struct interface **dest ) {
+	struct interface_descriptor *desc;
+	struct interface_operation *op;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	*dest = intf_get ( intf->dest );
+	desc = (*dest)->desc;
+	for ( i = desc->num_op, op = desc->op ; i ; i--, op++ ) {
+		if ( op->type == type )
+			return op->func;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * Get object interface destination and operation method
  *
@@ -160,20 +185,16 @@ static struct interface * intf_get_passthru ( struct interface *intf ) {
  */
 void * intf_get_dest_op_untyped ( struct interface *intf, void *type,
 				  struct interface **dest ) {
-	struct interface_descriptor *desc;
-	struct interface_operation *op;
-	unsigned int i;
+	void *func;
 
 	while ( 1 ) {
+
 		/* Search for an implementing method provided by the
 		 * current destination interface.
 		 */
-		*dest = intf_get ( intf->dest );
-		desc = (*dest)->desc;
-		for ( i = desc->num_op, op = desc->op ; i ; i--, op++ ) {
-			if ( op->type == type )
-				return op->func;
-		}
+		func = intf_get_dest_op_no_passthru_untyped( intf, type, dest );
+		if ( func )
+			return func;
 
 		/* Pass through to the underlying interface, if applicable */
 		if ( ! ( intf = intf_get_passthru ( *dest ) ) )
diff --git a/src/core/xfer.c b/src/core/xfer.c
index 057ab8b3..dce245f9 100644
--- a/src/core/xfer.c
+++ b/src/core/xfer.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static struct xfer_metadata dummy_metadata;
 int xfer_vredirect ( struct interface *intf, int type, va_list args ) {
 	struct interface *dest;
 	xfer_vredirect_TYPE ( void * ) *op =
-		intf_get_dest_op ( intf, xfer_vredirect, &dest );
+		intf_get_dest_op_no_passthru ( intf, xfer_vredirect, &dest );
 	void *object = intf_object ( dest );
 	int rc;
 
diff --git a/src/include/ipxe/interface.h b/src/include/ipxe/interface.h
index 49add330..a474aaad 100644
--- a/src/include/ipxe/interface.h
+++ b/src/include/ipxe/interface.h
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ extern void intf_nullify ( struct interface *intf );
 extern struct interface * intf_get ( struct interface *intf );
 extern void intf_put ( struct interface *intf );
 extern void * __attribute__ (( pure )) intf_object ( struct interface *intf );
+extern void * intf_get_dest_op_no_passthru_untyped ( struct interface *intf,
+						     void *type,
+						     struct interface **dest );
 extern void * intf_get_dest_op_untyped ( struct interface *intf, void *type,
 					 struct interface **dest );
 
@@ -171,6 +174,18 @@ static inline void intf_init ( struct interface *intf,
 		.desc = &(descriptor),		\
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Get object interface destination and operation method (without pass-through)
+ *
+ * @v intf		Object interface
+ * @v type		Operation type
+ * @ret dest		Destination interface
+ * @ret func		Implementing method, or NULL
+ */
+#define intf_get_dest_op_no_passthru( intf, type, dest )		\
+	( ( type ## _TYPE ( void * ) * )				\
+	  intf_get_dest_op_no_passthru_untyped ( intf, type, dest ) )
+
 /**
  * Get object interface destination and operation method
  *