diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h b/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h
index 8edb6c3ba..e4297b6c2 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/glue.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ void net_buf_simple_push_le16(struct os_mbuf *om, uint16_t val);
 void net_buf_simple_push_be16(struct os_mbuf *om, uint16_t val);
 void net_buf_simple_push_u8(struct os_mbuf *om, uint8_t val);
 void *net_buf_simple_pull(struct os_mbuf *om, uint8_t len);
+void *net_buf_simple_pull_mem(struct os_mbuf *om, uint8_t len);
 void *net_buf_simple_add(struct os_mbuf *om, uint8_t len);
 bool k_fifo_is_empty(struct ble_npl_eventq *q);
 void *net_buf_get(struct ble_npl_eventq *fifo,s32_t t);
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/beacon.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/beacon.c
index 5ec0823a4..da909852f 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/beacon.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/beacon.c
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ static void secure_beacon_recv(struct os_mbuf *buf)
 	data = buf->om_data;
 
 	flags = net_buf_simple_pull_u8(buf);
-	net_id = buf->om_data;
-	net_buf_simple_pull(buf, 8);
+	net_id = net_buf_simple_pull_mem(buf, 8);
 	iv_index = net_buf_simple_pull_be32(buf);
 	auth = buf->om_data;
 
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/cfg_srv.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/cfg_srv.c
index faad75d8b..4ee9e8cfd 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/cfg_srv.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/cfg_srv.c
@@ -1286,9 +1286,7 @@ static void mod_pub_va_set(struct bt_mesh_model *model,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	label_uuid = buf->om_data;
-	net_buf_simple_pull(buf, 16);
-
+	label_uuid = net_buf_simple_pull_mem(buf, 16);
 	pub_app_idx = net_buf_simple_pull_le16(buf);
 	cred_flag = ((pub_app_idx >> 12) & BIT_MASK(1));
 	pub_app_idx &= BIT_MASK(12);
@@ -1830,8 +1828,7 @@ static void mod_sub_va_add(struct bt_mesh_model *model,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	label_uuid = buf->om_data;
-	net_buf_simple_pull(buf, 16);
+	label_uuid = net_buf_simple_pull_mem(buf, 16);
 
 	BT_DBG("elem_addr 0x%04x", elem_addr);
 
@@ -1908,8 +1905,7 @@ static void mod_sub_va_del(struct bt_mesh_model *model,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	label_uuid = buf->om_data;
-	net_buf_simple_pull(buf, 16);
+	label_uuid = net_buf_simple_pull_mem(buf, 16);
 
 	BT_DBG("elem_addr 0x%04x", elem_addr);
 
@@ -1976,12 +1972,11 @@ static void mod_sub_va_overwrite(struct bt_mesh_model *model,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	label_uuid = buf->om_data;
-	net_buf_simple_pull(buf, 16);
-	mod_id = buf->om_data;
+	label_uuid = net_buf_simple_pull_mem(buf, 16);
 
-	BT_DBG("elem_addr 0x%04x, addr %s, mod_id %s", elem_addr,
-	       bt_hex(label_uuid, 16), bt_hex(mod_id, buf->om_len));
+	BT_DBG("elem_addr 0x%04x", elem_addr);
+
+	mod_id = buf->om_data;
 
 	elem = bt_mesh_elem_find(elem_addr);
 	if (!elem) {
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/glue.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/glue.c
index 01dbdf431..96df0f8f0 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/glue.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/glue.c
@@ -320,6 +320,15 @@ net_buf_simple_pull(struct os_mbuf *om, uint8_t len)
     return om->om_data;
 }
 
+void *
+net_buf_simple_pull_mem(struct os_mbuf *om, uint8_t len)
+{
+    void *data = om->om_data;
+
+    net_buf_simple_pull(om, len);
+    return data;
+}
+
 void*
 net_buf_simple_add(struct os_mbuf *om, uint8_t len)
 {