diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 3e41704832de..5ee5076a8b27 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -215,7 +215,11 @@ void tipc_bclink_acknowledge(struct tipc_node *n_ptr, u32 acked)
 	struct net *net = n_ptr->net;
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(net, tipc_net_id);
 
+	if (unlikely(!n_ptr->bclink.recv_permitted))
+		return;
+
 	tipc_bclink_lock(net);
+
 	/* Bail out if tx queue is empty (no clean up is required) */
 	skb = skb_peek(&tn->bcl->outqueue);
 	if (!skb)
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 56c39b1a53a9..2652c3286e2f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ void tipc_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr)
 		ackd = msg_ack(msg);
 
 		/* Release acked messages */
-		if (likely(n_ptr->bclink.recv_permitted))
+		if (unlikely(n_ptr->bclink.acked != msg_bcast_ack(msg)))
 			tipc_bclink_acknowledge(n_ptr, msg_bcast_ack(msg));
 
 		released = 0;