diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index 40c03085c0ea..96bfcb2986f5 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static int __net_init tipc_init_net(struct net *net)
 	tn->trial_addr = 0;
 	tn->addr_trial_end = 0;
 	tn->capabilities = TIPC_NODE_CAPABILITIES;
-	INIT_WORK(&tn->final_work.work, tipc_net_finalize_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&tn->work, tipc_net_finalize_work);
 	memset(tn->node_id, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id));
 	memset(tn->node_id_string, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id_string));
 	tn->mon_threshold = TIPC_DEF_MON_THRESHOLD;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static void __net_exit tipc_exit_net(struct net *net)
 
 	tipc_detach_loopback(net);
 	/* Make sure the tipc_net_finalize_work() finished */
-	cancel_work_sync(&tn->final_work.work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&tn->work);
 	tipc_net_stop(net);
 
 	tipc_bcast_stop(net);
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
index 992924a849be..73a26b0b9ca1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.h
+++ b/net/tipc/core.h
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ extern unsigned int tipc_net_id __read_mostly;
 extern int sysctl_tipc_rmem[3] __read_mostly;
 extern int sysctl_tipc_named_timeout __read_mostly;
 
-struct tipc_net_work {
-	struct work_struct work;
-	struct net *net;
-	u32 addr;
-};
-
 struct tipc_net {
 	u8  node_id[NODE_ID_LEN];
 	u32 node_addr;
@@ -150,7 +144,7 @@ struct tipc_net {
 	struct tipc_crypto *crypto_tx;
 #endif
 	/* Work item for net finalize */
-	struct tipc_net_work final_work;
+	struct work_struct work;
 	/* The numbers of work queues in schedule */
 	atomic_t wq_count;
 };
diff --git a/net/tipc/discover.c b/net/tipc/discover.c
index d4ecacddb40c..14bc20604051 100644
--- a/net/tipc/discover.c
+++ b/net/tipc/discover.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static bool tipc_disc_addr_trial_msg(struct tipc_discoverer *d,
 
 	/* Apply trial address if we just left trial period */
 	if (!trial && !self) {
-		tipc_sched_net_finalize(net, tn->trial_addr);
+		schedule_work(&tn->work);
 		msg_set_prevnode(buf_msg(d->skb), tn->trial_addr);
 		msg_set_type(buf_msg(d->skb), DSC_REQ_MSG);
 	}
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void tipc_disc_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
 	if (!time_before(jiffies, tn->addr_trial_end) && !tipc_own_addr(net)) {
 		mod_timer(&d->timer, jiffies + TIPC_DISC_INIT);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&d->lock);
-		tipc_sched_net_finalize(net, tn->trial_addr);
+		schedule_work(&tn->work);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 7a353ff62844..064fdb8e50e1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ char tipc_link_plane(struct tipc_link *l)
 	return l->net_plane;
 }
 
+struct net *tipc_link_net(struct tipc_link *l)
+{
+	return l->net;
+}
+
 void tipc_link_update_caps(struct tipc_link *l, u16 capabilities)
 {
 	l->peer_caps = capabilities;
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.h b/net/tipc/link.h
index fc07232c9a12..a16f401fdabd 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.h
+++ b/net/tipc/link.h
@@ -156,4 +156,5 @@ int tipc_link_bc_sync_rcv(struct tipc_link *l,   struct tipc_msg *hdr,
 int tipc_link_bc_nack_rcv(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			  struct sk_buff_head *xmitq);
 bool tipc_link_too_silent(struct tipc_link *l);
+struct net *tipc_link_net(struct tipc_link *l);
 #endif
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index 0bb2323201da..671cb4f9d563 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "socket.h"
 #include "node.h"
 #include "bcast.h"
+#include "link.h"
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "monitor.h"
 
@@ -138,19 +139,9 @@ static void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
 
 void tipc_net_finalize_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct tipc_net_work *fwork;
+	struct tipc_net *tn = container_of(work, struct tipc_net, work);
 
-	fwork = container_of(work, struct tipc_net_work, work);
-	tipc_net_finalize(fwork->net, fwork->addr);
-}
-
-void tipc_sched_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
-{
-	struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
-
-	tn->final_work.net = net;
-	tn->final_work.addr = addr;
-	schedule_work(&tn->final_work.work);
+	tipc_net_finalize(tipc_link_net(tn->bcl), tn->trial_addr);
 }
 
 void tipc_net_stop(struct net *net)