diff --git a/include/grass/defs/raster.h b/include/grass/defs/raster.h
index 7244da2a354..c2d26ccdccc 100644
--- a/include/grass/defs/raster.h
+++ b/include/grass/defs/raster.h
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ int Rast_option_to_interp_type(const struct Option *);
 /* mask_info.c */
 char *Rast_mask_info(void);
 int Rast__mask_info(char *, char *);
+bool Rast_mask_is_present(void);
 
 /* maskfd.c */
 int Rast_maskfd(void);
diff --git a/lib/raster/mask_info.c b/lib/raster/mask_info.c
index 792510879dc..1a11da972f8 100644
--- a/lib/raster/mask_info.c
+++ b/lib/raster/mask_info.c
@@ -70,3 +70,13 @@ int Rast__mask_info(char *name, char *mapset)
 
     return 1;
 }
+
+/**
+ * @brief Check presence of 2D raster mask
+ *
+ * @return true if mask is present, false otherwise
+ */
+bool Rast_mask_is_present(void)
+{
+    return G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL;
+}
diff --git a/raster/r.mfilter/main.c b/raster/r.mfilter/main.c
index 17ecd2182be..ad0a9dd35ae 100644
--- a/raster/r.mfilter/main.c
+++ b/raster/r.mfilter/main.c
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                     "threads setting."));
     nprocs = 1;
 #endif
-    if (nprocs > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (nprocs > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         nprocs = 1;
     }
     out_name = opt2->answer;
diff --git a/raster/r.neighbors/main.c b/raster/r.neighbors/main.c
index 93cbaa9e3da..8885460a564 100644
--- a/raster/r.neighbors/main.c
+++ b/raster/r.neighbors/main.c
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     "threads setting."));
     ncb.threads = 1;
 #endif
-    if (ncb.threads > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (ncb.threads > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         ncb.threads = 1;
     }
     if (strcmp(parm.weighting_function->answer, "none") && flag.circle->answer)
diff --git a/raster/r.patch/main.c b/raster/r.patch/main.c
index 3835e287440..c54482db13a 100644
--- a/raster/r.patch/main.c
+++ b/raster/r.patch/main.c
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     "threads setting."));
     nprocs = 1;
 #endif
-    if (nprocs > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (nprocs > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         nprocs = 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/raster/r.resamp.filter/main.c b/raster/r.resamp.filter/main.c
index b1f6ed3e530..e74f3598629 100644
--- a/raster/r.resamp.filter/main.c
+++ b/raster/r.resamp.filter/main.c
@@ -494,8 +494,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     "threads setting."));
     nprocs = 1;
 #endif
-    if (nprocs > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (nprocs > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active make."));
         nprocs = 1;
     }
     if (parm.radius->answer) {
diff --git a/raster/r.resamp.interp/main.c b/raster/r.resamp.interp/main.c
index 734f3306bf8..2319400b0fc 100644
--- a/raster/r.resamp.interp/main.c
+++ b/raster/r.resamp.interp/main.c
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     "threads setting."));
     threads = 1;
 #endif
-    if (threads > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (threads > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         threads = 1;
     }
     bufrows = atoi(memory->answer) * (((1 << 20) / sizeof(DCELL)) / dst_w.cols);
diff --git a/raster/r.series/main.c b/raster/r.series/main.c
index bfecbf117c0..ade93d8f185 100644
--- a/raster/r.series/main.c
+++ b/raster/r.series/main.c
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     "threads setting."));
     nprocs = 1;
 #endif
-    if (nprocs > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (nprocs > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         nprocs = 1;
     }
     lo = -INFINITY;
diff --git a/raster/r.sim/r.sim.sediment/Makefile b/raster/r.sim/r.sim.sediment/Makefile
index 4bc07478ec9..13ca19d09dc 100644
--- a/raster/r.sim/r.sim.sediment/Makefile
+++ b/raster/r.sim/r.sim.sediment/Makefile
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ PGM=r.sim.sediment
 
 EXTRA_CLEAN_DIRS=doxygenhtml
 
-LIBES     = $(SIMLIB) $(GMATHLIB) $(GISLIB) $(OPENMP_LIBPATH) $(OPENMP_LIB)
-DEPENDENCIES = $(SIMDEP) $(GMATHDEP) $(GISDEP)
+LIBES     = $(SIMLIB) $(GMATHLIB) $(GISLIB) $(RASTERLIB) $(OPENMP_LIBPATH) $(OPENMP_LIB)
+DEPENDENCIES = $(SIMDEP) $(GMATHDEP) $(GISDEP) $(RASTERDEP)
 EXTRA_INC = $(OPENMP_INCPATH) $(VECT_INC)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS = -I ../simlib $(VECT_CFLAGS) $(OPENMP_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/raster/r.sim/r.sim.sediment/main.c b/raster/r.sim/r.sim.sediment/main.c
index fcdd9e98f89..dd082fe0f81 100644
--- a/raster/r.sim/r.sim.sediment/main.c
+++ b/raster/r.sim/r.sim.sediment/main.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <grass/gis.h>
 #include <grass/vector.h>
+#include <grass/raster.h>
 #include <grass/linkm.h>
 #include <grass/bitmap.h>
 #include <grass/glocale.h>
@@ -380,8 +381,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #else
     threads = 1;
 #endif
-    if (threads > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (threads > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         threads = 1;
     }
     G_message(_("Number of threads: %d"), threads);
diff --git a/raster/r.sim/r.sim.water/Makefile b/raster/r.sim/r.sim.water/Makefile
index 36121ebf82e..47037823fae 100644
--- a/raster/r.sim/r.sim.water/Makefile
+++ b/raster/r.sim/r.sim.water/Makefile
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ PGM=r.sim.water
 
 EXTRA_CLEAN_DIRS=doxygenhtml
 
-LIBES     = $(SIMLIB) $(GMATHLIB) $(GISLIB) $(OPENMP_LIBPATH) $(OPENMP_LIB)
-DEPENDENCIES = $(SIMDEP) $(GMATHDEP) $(GISDEP)
+LIBES     = $(SIMLIB) $(GMATHLIB) $(GISLIB) $(RASTERLIB) $(OPENMP_LIBPATH) $(OPENMP_LIB)
+DEPENDENCIES = $(SIMDEP) $(GMATHDEP) $(GISDEP) $(RASTERDEP)
 EXTRA_INC = $(VECT_INC) $(OPENMP_INCPATH)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS = -I ../simlib $(VECT_CFLAGS) $(OPENMP_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/raster/r.sim/r.sim.water/main.c b/raster/r.sim/r.sim.water/main.c
index 3998e5524ac..61f128f5504 100644
--- a/raster/r.sim/r.sim.water/main.c
+++ b/raster/r.sim/r.sim.water/main.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <grass/gis.h>
 #include <grass/vector.h>
+#include <grass/raster.h>
 #include <grass/linkm.h>
 #include <grass/bitmap.h>
 #include <grass/glocale.h>
@@ -407,8 +408,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #else
     threads = 1;
 #endif
-    if (threads > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (threads > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         threads = 1;
     }
     G_message(_("Number of threads: %d"), threads);
diff --git a/raster/r.slope.aspect/main.c b/raster/r.slope.aspect/main.c
index 86b4d5f5607..d302e02b22c 100644
--- a/raster/r.slope.aspect/main.c
+++ b/raster/r.slope.aspect/main.c
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     "threads setting."));
     nprocs = 1;
 #endif
-    if (nprocs > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (nprocs > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         nprocs = 1;
     }
     radians_to_degrees = 180.0 / M_PI;
diff --git a/raster/r.sun/main.c b/raster/r.sun/main.c
index 9e45e184dac..e325cb637f0 100644
--- a/raster/r.sun/main.c
+++ b/raster/r.sun/main.c
@@ -591,8 +591,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #else
     threads = 1;
 #endif
-    if (threads > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (threads > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         threads = 1;
     }
     G_message(_("Number of threads <%d>"), threads);
diff --git a/raster/r.univar/r.univar_main.c b/raster/r.univar/r.univar_main.c
index 805acfff27b..e56301a1364 100644
--- a/raster/r.univar/r.univar_main.c
+++ b/raster/r.univar/r.univar_main.c
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     sscanf(param.nprocs->answer, "%d", &nprocs);
     if (nprocs < 1)
         G_fatal_error(_("<%d> is not valid number of nprocs."), nprocs);
-    if (nprocs > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (nprocs > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         nprocs = 1;
     }
 #if defined(_OPENMP)
diff --git a/vector/v.surf.rst/Makefile b/vector/v.surf.rst/Makefile
index 3b5d8eca836..414ebbd85a0 100644
--- a/vector/v.surf.rst/Makefile
+++ b/vector/v.surf.rst/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ PGM=v.surf.rst
 
 EXTRA_CLEAN_DIRS=doxygenhtml
 
-LIBES = $(INTERPFLLIB) $(QTREELIB) $(INTERPDATALIB) $(GMATHLIB) $(VECTORLIB) $(DBMILIB) $(GISLIB) $(MATHLIB)
+LIBES = $(INTERPFLLIB) $(QTREELIB) $(INTERPDATALIB) $(GMATHLIB) $(RASTERLIB) $(VECTORLIB) $(DBMILIB) $(GISLIB) $(MATHLIB)
 EXTRA_LIBS = $(OPENMP_LIBPATH) $(OPENMP_LIB)
-DEPENDENCIES = $(INTERPFLDEP) $(QTREEDEP) $(INTERPDATADEP) $(GMATHDEP) $(VECTORDEP) $(DBMIDEP) $(GISDEP)
+DEPENDENCIES = $(INTERPFLDEP) $(QTREEDEP) $(INTERPDATADEP) $(GMATHDEP) $(RASTERDEP) $(VECTORDEP) $(DBMIDEP) $(GISDEP)
 EXTRA_INC = $(VECT_INC) $(OPENMP_INCPATH)
 EXTRA_CFLAGS = $(VECT_CFLAGS) $(OPENMP_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/vector/v.surf.rst/main.c b/vector/v.surf.rst/main.c
index c4581737eed..7b42e269d0f 100644
--- a/vector/v.surf.rst/main.c
+++ b/vector/v.surf.rst/main.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <grass/gis.h>
 #include <grass/vector.h>
+#include <grass/raster.h>
 #include <grass/dbmi.h>
 #include <grass/glocale.h>
 #include <grass/linkm.h>
@@ -419,8 +420,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         G_warning(_("GRASS GIS is not compiled with OpenMP support, parallel "
                     "computation is disabled."));
 #endif
-    if (threads > 1 && G_find_raster("MASK", G_mapset()) != NULL) {
-        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active MASK."));
+    if (threads > 1 && Rast_mask_is_present()) {
+        G_warning(_("Parallel processing disabled due to active mask."));
         threads = 1;
     }
     if (devi) {